# United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kansas: Sleeping Quarters of Trusty Prisoners (Department of Justice album)

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Plate 25 of the Department of Justice album of the Atlanta and Leavenworth penitentiaries, ca. 1900 to ca. 1925, captioned "Sleeping quarters of trusty prisoners." The photograph shows a long, high room with tall windows on the right, rows of made iron cots along both walls, and hanging lamps; no one is in the room.

The catalog title is "United States Penitentiary - Leavenworth, Kansas: Sleeping Quarters of Trusty Prisoners," local identifier 60-AL-25. It is plate 25 of the Department of Justice album of views of the penitentiaries at Atlanta and Leavenworth, two of the first three United States penitentiaries. The page is headed "UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY--LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS." and the caption reads, in English and Spanish, "Sleeping quarters of trusty prisoners." / "Dormitorios de los prisioneros tratados con confienza."

The photograph shows a long, high room with tall windows on the right, rows of made iron cots along both walls, and hanging lamps; no one is in the room.

The catalog dates the series "ca. 1900 - ca. 1925," and the item carries no date of its own, so no year is claimed. The series description says the album documents phases of construction and includes "a few photos of the prisoners." No prisoner or officer is named.

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog, General Records of the Department of Justice (RG 60), Album of Views of the Penitentiaries at Atlanta and Fort Leavenworth: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/99956045
- National Archives series: Album of Views of the Penitentiaries at Atlanta and Fort Leavenworth (NAID 518093): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/518093