That Doesn't Happen Every Day
That Doesn't Happen Every Day
Dean Petersen
A walk through of The Old Pen in Rawlins, Wyoming
24 minutes Posted Jun 10, 2024 at 9:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail From the early 1900's until the early 1980's Wyoming's only maximum security prison was just half a dozen blocks away from downtown. The site of murders, arson, many executions, and even a lynching, Mark Setright walks us through the creepy old building on Walnut Street and describes the brutal and surreal events that happened within its walls. From an escape of almost 30 inmates that lead to locals shooting at prisoners trying to steal clothing from their clothes lines...