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Behind The Prison Bars

Behind The Prison Bars

by E. E. Byrum

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Author
Byrum, E. E. (Enoch Edwin), 1861-1942
Title
Behind the prison bars : A reminder of our duties toward those who have been so unfortunate as to be cast into prison
Original Publication
Moundsville, WV: Gospel Trumpet Publishing Co., 1901.
Credits
Bob Taylor, and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare
Subject
Prisons -- West Virginia
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75420
Release Date
February 19, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.BEHIND THE PRISON BARS.
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
  5. 5.CONTENTS.
  6. 6.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  7. 7.IN PRISON.
  8. 8.MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
  9. 9.PUNISHMENT.
  10. 10.CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
  11. 11.LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
  12. 12.THE DUNGEON.
  13. 13.CAT-O’-NINE-TAILS.
  14. 14.BUCK-AND-GAGGED.
  15. 15.THE LOCK-STEP MARCH.
  16. 16.LITERARY PRIVILEGES.
  17. 17.TOBACCO ALLOWANCE.
  18. 18.PRISONERS’ WORK.
  19. 19.THE STOCKADES.
  20. 20.THE CHAIN GANG.
  21. 21.THE FELON’S CELL.
  22. 22.THE LIBRARY.
  23. 23.THE CHAPEL.
  24. 24.SCALING THE PRISON WALL.
  25. 25.A PRISON REFORM.
  26. 26.HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY. — WRITTEN BY A PRISONER. — PRISON LIBRARY. — RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY PRISONERS WHEN USING THE LIBRARY. — LITERATURE FOR CONVICTS. — THE BIBLE CLASS. — NOTABLE REFORMATIONS. — PATHETIC. — HUMOROUS. — MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER. — UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. — AN INNOCENT MAN. — THE PRISON CHOIR. — APPEAL FOR A PAROLE LAW. — THE WRITER’S LIFE.
  27. 27.LETTERS FROM PRISON OFFICIALS. — PRISON LIBRARY DESTROYED BY FIRE. — BOOKS WANTED FOR FEMALE PRISONERS. — MORE GOOD BOOKS DESIRED. — LETTER FROM A SHERIFF. — PRISON CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR SOCIETY. — HELP SUPPLY THE PRISONERS. — PRISON LITERATURE APPRECIATED. — FROM A JAILER. — BOOKS USED UNTIL WORN OUT.
  28. 28.TESTIMONIES OF CONVICTS. — FELLOW PRISONERS, TAKE COURAGE. — SAVED BEHIND PRISON-BARS. — FROM A CONDEMNED PRISONER. — FROM A CALIFORNIA PRISONER. — PAPERS AND BOOKS SOLICITED. — FROM A LIFE PRISONER. — FROM A PRISON WORKER.
  29. 29.RELEASED FROM PRISON. — Transcriber’s Notes

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