Date in year · 1927 · The 1920s
On April 30, 1927, the Federal Industrial Institute for Women opens in Alderson, West Virginia, as the first women's federal prison in the United States. Paul Salamunovich, Herbert R. Axelrod, Paul Salamunovich would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · April 30, 1927
The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Around 1927
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1927th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 927th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1920s decade.
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Women-only prison in West Virginia, US
The Federal Prison Camp, Alderson is a minimum-security United States federal prison for female inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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