1883                2003

120th Anniversary

of

U.S. Prison Journalism
Wisconsin "Prison Press" first in the nation
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  "The History of the Penal Press"
By Walter A. Lunden Ph.D
"The Presidio"
Inmate with movie camera
Fort Madison Penitentiary's official monthly magazine
contained an enormous amount of information about the Iowa State Penitentiary during the years of
1934 to
Birth of "The Presidio" 1934
Click for larger photo of Print Shop Crew of 1956
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Warden Haynes' message
in
"The Presidios" Volume 1, Number 1.
Date Line, March 1934
First in the world to allow cameras inside the walls by inmates
"The Presidio"
Inmate Print Shop Crew
in 1956
Considered by competitors as nation's formost walled-in monthly
Warden Percy A. Lainson
First in the world
to allow cameras
inside the walls of a prison.
When Warden John Bennett was in his first year of office, 1958, "The Presidio" was considered by many, if not all, of its competitors as the nation's foremost walled-in monthy publication. It had reached an all time high of some 250 publications and was circulating in excess of 3500 paid domestic and foreign subscribers.
See 1963 Poll
of the
 Best of Prison Press
- Top Ten Prison Publications
in the Nation-
Selected articles from
The Presidio
written by
inmates about criminals and crime.
Stories from
THE PRESIDEO
Read
A 1961 article about "movie myth makers."
"Big Louie" Rides Again
                  By Presidio staff writer 1961
Read
Ten important tips to avoid  attacks and serious injury at the hands of purse snatchers.
THE PURSE SNATCHERS
                  By Presidio staff writer 1959
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