Wyoming

Rawlings

Wyoming State Penitentiary

This harsh looking stone building is only a reflection of the harshness that existed on the inside. The country was wild and so were the outlaws and the young state was determined to tame the wildness that ruled in the early days.

The country was rough and death came calling to those young and innocent as well as those whose ouls were black with crime and violence. Declared, “legally” haunted, ghost walk among the many visitors, beckoned by the foreboding look of the prison.

The prison, on Interstate 80, held prisoners from 1901 through 1981. When the prison closed, Hollywood moved in and made a feature film called “Prison”. Stories about cold spots, strange voices, nudging and feelings of being watched become part of the actors and moviemaker’s everyday conversation.

Once a year, in the month of July, the prison invite investigators to come for an overnight “lockdown” where they spend the night in the haunted prison. Here they have a chance, first hand, to meet its ghosts.

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