Keywords
mormon studies, idaho penitentiary, polygamy, inmate
Abstract
While stories of Idaho's Mormon polygamists' capture and trial are well known, the prison experiences of these men are not. Since prison overcrowding was a nineteenth-century problem too, they served their sentences in several states. Many kept diaries or journals, and from these personal accounts we can learn a good deal about their life in prison.
Original Publication Citation
Fred E. Woods and Merle W. Wells, "Inmates of Honor: Mormon Cohabs in Idaho Penitentiary, 1885-1890," Idaho Yesterdays 40, no. 3 (Fall 1996): 13-22. http://www.isu.edu/history/yesterday.shtml
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Woods, Fred E. and Wells, Merle W., "Inmates of Honor: Mormon Cohabs in the Idaho Penitentiary, 1885-1890" (1996). Faculty Publications. 1153.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1153
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1996-09-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/3055
Publisher
Idaho State Historical Society
Language
English
College
Religious Education
Department
Church History and Doctrine
Copyright Status
© 1996 Idaho State Historical Society Used with permission
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