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Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] ancestor in prison prior to statehood?
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2000 14:15:00 -0500 (CDT)
I had a grand-uncle that did three years in Lansing for selling a couple of his
neighbor's cows. I knew names and dates and was able to get information from
the Kansas State Historical Society.
On Wed Sep 6 12:51:55 2000, wrote:
> The following information was found in:
>
> The Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol LXXVIII, No Two, Summer 2000
> "Kate Barmard The Story of a Woman Politician by Linda Edmonson and Margaret
> Larason; pg 168
>
> "Barnard's concern about prison conditions led to one of the most famous
> episodes of her first term. Oklahoma territorial convicts were kept under
> contract in the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing, Kansas because
> Oklahoma had no prison. In August, 1908, Barnard decided to investigate
> increasing complaints of cruel treatment and deplorable conditions at the
> Lansing institution."
>
> This is new information for me and perhaps it will be for you also. If you
> are searching for an ancestor believed to be in prison prior to statehood it
> looks like it is necessary to search in Levenworth county, Kansas. I checked
> the USGenWeb site for the county and couldn't find much. If anyone finds a
> source for records from the prison please share it with us.
>
> Good Luck
>
> Linda
>
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