West Virginia Penitentiary
Posted by: two-bit Joe
N 39° 54.985 W 080° 44.954
17S E 521431 N 4418510
A prison for men and women convicted of felonies
Waymark Code: WM2N7N
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2007
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Established, 1866. A prison for men and women convicted of felonies until prison for women was established at Pence Springs, 1947. Capital criminals were hanged here, 1889-1950. Electric chair used until death penalty was abolished, 1965.