Tools of Punishment
The prison at the fort was small, only about 4 rooms. One had what looked like a really wide bed frame - maybe 10 feet wide - with 10 inch high boards around the edge. Except, it was at a slight angle, so it would have been very uncomfortable. But, hanging on the wall were these old prison tools. I don't really want to know how they were used, in 1820's miitary justice.
Off to the right of this picture are the solitary confinement rooms, completely walled in with no windows or light, only about 5 feet by 5 feet.
Fort Snelling Historical Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
Tools of Punishment
The prison at the fort was small, only about 4 rooms. One had what looked like a really wide bed frame - maybe 10 feet wide - with 10 inch high boards around the edge. Except, it was at a slight angle, so it would have been very uncomfortable. But, hanging on the wall were these old prison tools. I don't really want to know how they were used, in 1820's miitary justice.
Off to the right of this picture are the solitary confinement rooms, completely walled in with no windows or light, only about 5 feet by 5 feet.
Fort Snelling Historical Park, St. Paul, Minnesota