Folsom State Prison

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Folsom State Prison (2007)

The Folsom State Prison is a federal prison in Folsom in the State of California . It is located approximately 30 km from the California capital Sacramento .

It is one of 33 prisons operated by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). In 2006 the prison was occupied by around 4,000 prisoners. It employs around 1,000 people, including around 600 law enforcement officers.

history

In 1858 the California government approved the construction of the prison. Construction of the building on the American River began in 1878 and opened on July 26, 1880 with 44 prisoners transferred from the neighboring San Quentin Prison.

Folsom State Prison is California's oldest prison after San Quentin and was notorious for the harsh treatment of prisoners in the post- gold rush era . It was one of the first maximum security prisons in the United States; 93 prisoners were hanged here between December 13, 1895 and December 3, 1937 , after which the executions were carried out in the gas chamber of San Quentin. Today in Folsom there are mostly medium-security prisoners.

On July 27, 1903, 13 prisoners broke out at gunpoint, killing a guard. During the subsequent escape, two prisoners and two members of the state militia died in an exchange of fire. The other eleven escaped were arrested again by the end of next month. Two were convicted of murder and executed, and another committed suicide .

On November 24, 1927, there was a two-day prison riot in which two guards and three prisoners were killed and which could only be ended after the militia had deployed. Five of the ringleaders were convicted of murder and executed in 1930.

On September 19, 1937, seven prisoners attempted to escape. Two guards and two inmates were killed. The other five prisoners were sentenced to death and executed until 1938.

California State license plates have been manufactured at Folsom State Prison since the 1930s; the facility also houses a metal factory, printing shop and museum.

Known prisoners

Known prisoners at Folsom State Prison were:

reception

music

The prison was made famous by country singer Johnny Cash , who released the song Folsom Prison Blues in December 1955 . He gave here on January 13, 1968 a live concert in front of the prisoners, the recording of which as an album with the title At Folsom Prison occupied number 1 on the country album charts. The band The Offspring sings about prison in their song Walla, Walla also.

Movie

The Folsom State Prison was the filming location for a number of films such as The Law of Violence (1992), Terror in Block 11 (1955) and Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951), which Johnny Cash saw during his army service in Germany and who saw him inspired to the Folsom Prison Blues .

game

The real-time strategy game StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty alludes to the Folsom State Prison by playing a mission on the prison planet "New Folsom".

literature

Jack Black : The Great Folsom Prison Escape [1903]. From the American by Axel Monte and Jerk Götterwind. Killroy Media , Asperg 2008, ISBN 3-931140-19-9 (autobiographical work / memories, written 1917).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 447. Glen Steard Godwin - FBI , Jan. 15, 2018
  2. ^ Culture LSD guru Timothy Leary In the neighboring cell of Charles Manson by Uwe Schmitt, Die Welt , July 18, 2006
  3. ↑ entry "New Folsom" in StarCraft - Wiki at Wikia

Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′ 39.6 "  N , 121 ° 9 ′ 30.3"  W.