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Alabama Yesterdays: Random wanderings through Alabama history

Showing posts with label convict-lease. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Old Alabama Stuff (12): "Let's Get Rid of Alabama's Shame"

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In 1928 Alabama became the last state to abolish the convict lease system of prison labor. Since 1875 the state and county prison systems h...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Bloodhounds & Escaped Convicts at Pratt Mines in 1886

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The penal code Alabama adopted after the Civil War allowed the leasing of state and county prisoners to the highest bidder for work outside ...
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