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E.W. Youngblood to Wallace Lambert (March 14, 1969)
Another request for the need of men for the camp.
E.W. Youngblood to Wallace Lambert (Jan. 26, 1970)
A request for 5 more inmates to replace the discharged or paroled inmates.
E.W. Youngblood to Asa D. Kelley (May 11, 1968)
16 inmates attending school
Changes at Public Works Camp
Dear Sir,
This Public Work Camp has completed the following changes which was required by the State,
1. complete laundry (washer and dryer)
2. installed lavatory and drinking fountains in isolation cells
3. installed fire extinguishers
4.…
This Public Work Camp has completed the following changes which was required by the State,
1. complete laundry (washer and dryer)
2. installed lavatory and drinking fountains in isolation cells
3. installed fire extinguishers
4.…
Inmate Letter About TC Public Works Camp
"...I am in a camp that I am so very well pleased with, one in which a man can serve his sentence without any complications of any kind, it is the very next thing to being free. the food is as good as one may expect and the treatment of the officials…
Prisoners and Juvenile Delinquents
Bulletin 121
Page 24 mentions the Turner County Chain Gang
In institutions January 1, 1910: 12 Males, all black
Committed in 1910: 25 males, black; 2 males, white.
Page 24 mentions the Turner County Chain Gang
In institutions January 1, 1910: 12 Males, all black
Committed in 1910: 25 males, black; 2 males, white.
Farm is Purchased for Turner County
"According to the recommendation of two grand juries, Ordinary Joe Mellancock [McHancock] has purchased a farm located between Sycamore and Ashburn for a county farm for Turner County. The buildings on the farm are to be used for convict camps and a…
Turner Prison is Commended by Inspectors
"It's the neatest, sharpest looking camp I've been in in well over 12 months."
