It was built in 1871 as a territorial prison and became a state prison in 1876.

This new prison was to replace the territorial prison in Yuma.

Jim Flagg had been convicted of robbery and murder, but had escaped on the way to the territorial prison.

He admitted to illegal cohabitation and went off for six months at the territorial prison in Sugar House.

Federal officials said the hurricane had damaged a territorial prison and that inmates had either escaped or were released by the authorities.

A separate issue dealt with the location of the territorial prison.

This prevented discussion on moving the territorial prison from occurring but, as a consequence of this action, the normal appropriation bills were not passed.

The first territorial prison was established in Canon City in 1868.

It replaced the original territorial prison located just to the north in the city of Stillwater, Minnesota.

From 1874 to 1888 Bucoda was the site of Washington's first territorial prison.