Inmates in FPC Alderson are actually encouraged to have correspondence via mail. Bulger, 89, arrived at the prison in Hazelton, West Virginia, five hours later, at 8:30 p.m. Terrence Antwane Easter is (or was recently) an inmate currently at the Meherrin River Regional Jail (MRRJ), located in Alberta,VA. What are some things that you would like to see written about in an article about West Virginia? The West Virginia Penitentiary is a gothic-style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. In 1863, West Virginia had only just seceded from Virginia and suffered a shortage of public institutions, including prisons. Dallas E Abbott 1894 West VirginiaHenry N Abel 1880 West VirginiaSteve W Aberday 1900 TexasByrd Abshier 1908 West VirginiaDaryl Arend 1910 West VirginiaElza A Adams 1907 KentuckyHayes Adams 1902 North CarolinaLonnie Adams 1909 West VirginiaCliffie Adams 1909 PennsylvaniaAlbert F Adkins 1884 West VirginiaArnell C Adkins 1899 West VirginiaBud O Adkins 1908 West VirginiaDewey Adkins 1908 West VirginiaDonald Adkins 1911 West VirginiaErnest Adkins 1903 West VirginiaFred Adkins 1902 West VirginiaHoward A Adkins 1912 West VirginiaHoward G Adkins 1901 West VirginiaJesse J Adkins 1908 West VirginiaKerfer Adkins 1912 West VirginiaLuther Adkins 1913 West VirginiaMike H Adkins 1869 West VirginiaQuillie Adkins 1902 West VirginiaWilliam M Adkins 1870 West VirginiaJim Aillo 1895 ItalyDorsey G Akers 1905 VirginiaFrank A Akers 1910 West VirginiaFredy F Akers 1908 West VirginiaRobert J Akers 1906 West VirginiaHenley G Alberts 1894 West VirginiaRalph L Albright 1910 West VirginiaEugene S Alden 1892 West VirginiaCharley Aldridge 1896 VirginiaCharles H Alexander 1883 VirginiaHazel H Alkire 1903 West VirginiaCordy Allen 1903 West VirginiaLawrence Allen 1906 West VirginiaThomas A Allen 1918 AlabamaThomas R Allen 1887 West VirginiaTong Alloy 1887 ItalyVincenzo J Alonge 1895 ItalyFelice Amirata 1898 ItalyWilliam L Amos 1900 West VirginiaBernard F Anderson 1903 West VirginiaClarence F Anderson 1894 West VirginiaJohn Anderson 1897 West VirginiaJohn A Anderson 1902 VirginiaJohn A Anderson 1886 MissouriRobert C Anderson 1899 West VirginiaWill A Anderson 1876 MississippiCecile B Angel 1897 West VirginiaWalter L Anido 1910 West VirginiaRomero R Ankrom 1909 West VirginiaHarley A Arbogast 1901 West VirginiaLinn H Arbogast 1905 West VirginiaSylvan C Asbury 1907 West VirginiaClaude R Ashcraft 1907 West VirginiaFloyd Ashland 1886 VirginiaGeo Ackerman 1906 IowaDewey Acord 1900 West VirginiaCharley Adams 1908 West VirginiaDewey Adams 1909 West VirginiaDennie Adkins 1908 West VirginiaBurn Adkins 1903 West VirginiaOlum Adkins 1888 West VirginiaOrby Adkins 1910 West VirginiaJohn Adkins 1893 West VirginiaWilson Adkins 1890 West VirginiaPearlie Adkins 1889 West VirginiaMathias Adkins 1899 West VirginiaWalter Adkins 1904 VirginiaHal Adkins 1899 West VirginiaWillie Akers 1911 West VirginiaEugene Alberts 1908 West VirginiaBoyd Aldridge 1908 West VirginiaKanna Aldridge 1904 West VirginiaJohn Allen 1897 GeorgiaC Allenby 1892 West VirginiaFrank Andrews 1873 GermanyCarl Arbaugh 1910 West VirginiaJoe Arthur 1892 VirginiaWilliam Austin 1885 AlabamaClifton Ayers 1905 VirginiaJim Asten 1901 VirginiaClenner Atkinson 1901 West VirginiaHenry Atwill 1913 KentuckyElmer Austin 1884 West VirginiaThomas Austin 1896 ConnecticutWilliam C Austin 1886 VirginiaHarry C Bules 1911 West VirginiaJames A Briley 1908 VirginiaJasper D Briley 1881 West VirginiaLewis Briley 1901 West VirginiaMatt Briley 1903 West VirginiaRaymond Briley 1901 OklahomaZina D Briley 1895 West VirginiaClark W Baisden 1908 West VirginiaElga B Baker 1912 West VirginiaFrank P Baker 1908 West VirginiaJohn L Baker 1911 West VirginiaHenry J Baldwin 1894 West VirginiaJohn A Ball 1910 OhioArnold W Banke 1907 West VirginiaD Witt Banke 1907 LouisianaEligah J Banke 1886 VirginiaWillia W Banke 1892 GeorgiaWithers Banke 1900 VirginiaStanley Banner 1895 West VirginiaBill W Bare 1892 West VirginiaLawrence T Blheatley 1895 OhioNorman H Barkett 1903 West VirginiaWilbert I Barth 1907 West VirginiaAlbert J Barton 1906 West VirginiaElbra Bartrum 1903 West VirginiaLawrence E Bachan 1900 West VirginiaPete Basil 1911 West VirginiaCharlie T Barter 1890 CaliforniaOscar J Crumley 1910 AlabamaRobert S Bayers 1887 West VirginiaErnest A Bays 1906 West VirginiaRoy F Berkin 1907 VirginiaChaper B Beard 1888 VirginiaHoward L Beavers 1909 West VirginiaWilliam J Beavers 1888 VirginiaRiley D Bugh 1898 West VirginiaEdgar B Beheler 1906 West VirginiaCrade A Belcher 1900 West VirginiaAllen Bell 1858 West VirginiaJack Bell 1897 CaliforniaMaron J Belton 1909 West VirginiaEston H Bennett 1900 TennesseeSilas W Bennett 1902 West VirginiaHarry L Berkley 1901 VirginiaDewey H Beyler 1897 West VirginiaWalter C Beyler 1885 West VirginiaAdron C Bias 1905 West VirginiaFinley Bias 1889 West VirginiaDana J Bias 1910 West VirginiaJames Biby 1886 KentuckyMartin Bickel 1883 West VirginiaArchie N Bisby 1891 TexasSam A Billeton 1908 KentuckyEarl Billips 1905 West VirginiaAndy J Black 1881 South CarolinaGeorge Black 1886 KentuckyJames Black 1910 OhioFergus D Blackburn 1897 AlabamaJohn C Blackford 1874 West VirginiaCercy M Blackwell 1885 VirginiaHarry R Blackwell 1900 VirginiaClarence F Blais 1908 KentuckyJoe Blais 1900 FloridaBill Blake 1908 West VirginiaFisher Blake 1910 West VirginiaBallard Blankenship 1903 KentuckyJess G Blankenship 1905 West VirginiaGrant Blevins 1896 North CarolinaOrville H Blevins 1904 KentuckySamuel A Blevins 1905 AlabamaOscar Blissett 1891 AlabamaMathew Bober 1903 PolandRoy G Boggs 1895 West VirginiaGeorge Bolden 1894 West VirginiaFrank W Boley 1898 West VirginiaRoy E Bollinger 1887 West VirginiaCharles Boll 1899 VirginiaAustin L Bond 1909 West VirginiaWilliam Boner 1898 West VirginiaDaniel M Boone 1900 North CarolinaWilliam J Boone 1898 North CarolinaElmer Booth 1899 OhioWilliam A Borden 1893 MassachusettsJasper Boster 1906 West VirginiaVern Boston 1903 West VirginiaGeorge N Bothalow 1906 West VirginiaEverett T Bowe 1907 West VirginiaJim Bowan 1904 KentuckyAlvin C Bowrn 1900 North CarolinaEdward M Bowrn 1908 MarylandEugene Bowles 1896 West VirginiaRoy Bowman 1894 West VirginiaWilliam A Bowman 1866 TennesseeHoward W Boyce 1904 West VirginiaClarence Boyd 1905 GeorgiaGus Boyd 1900 AlabamaEdward Bracher 1902 West VirginiaCharles J Braddick 1906 PennsylvaniaHarvey Bradley 1911 GeorgiaWill T Bradley 1887 KentuckyJohn H Bradshaw 1893 West VirginiaArthur S Brady 1883 West VirginiaJesse L Bragg 1911 West VirginiaClarence L Bragg 1910 West VirginiaRobert Branch 1894 West VirginiaTone Branch 1881 VirginiaRhode W Brandon 1884 OhioDale J Brannon 1900 West VirginiaLaurence Brannon 1906 West VirginiaWalter R Brannon 1911 West VirginiaWill Brannon 1895 AlabamaMike Braslaski 1868 PennsylvaniaFrank Arbot 1889 GermanyRobert E Brewster 1896 West VirginiaJames Brison 1896 North CarolinaJohn A Brooks 1896 PennsylvaniaAlbert Brown 1893 VirginiaClarence M Brown 1893 GeorgiaCharles W Brown 1873 VirginiaCharles L Brown 1907 West VirginiaCharles S Brown 1896 North CarolinaDavid Brown 1912 West VirginiaEd W Brown 1886 OhioFrank W Brown 1906 MissouriGeorge Brown 1876 TennesseeIsaiah Brown 1894 South CarolinaJack Brown 1908 North CarolinaJames Brown 1901 West VirginiaJames Brown 1902 South CarolinaJesse B Brown 1905 West VirginiaJohn Brown 1894 MarylandJohn Brown 1881 PennsylvaniaJulius J Brown 1907 VirginiaHilmer Brown 1909 West VirginiaOssie Brown 1903 West VirginiaShelton Brown 1908 West VirginiaSnowden Brown 1877 West VirginiaToney B Brown 1906 New YorkWalter Brown 1905 South CarolinaWilliam N Brown 1894 KentuckyDenny Browning 1904 West VirginiaJames H Browning 1901 West VirginiaMatthew Browning 1905 West VirginiaMillard Browning 1898 West VirginiaFrancis M Brumley 1875 West Virginia, James J Bryan 1895 KentuckyRosco Cross 1909 West VirginiaWilliam H Browder 1890 West VirginiaStanley L Buckle 1909 West VirginiaJames B Burchett 1908 KentuckyWilliam W Burdett 1886 West VirginiaFloyd C Burkett 1908 MarylandElmus Burkey 1899 OhioJohn B Burno 1878 VirginiaAdams A Burress 1911 VirginiaRobert J Bussie 1911 West VirginiaSydney E Bussie 1910 West VirginiaHomer Bussey 1906 West VirginiaEndrew L Butcher 1908 VirginiaAndrew Butter 1889 West VirginiaAdell A Burrs 1896 TennesseeHenry Burd 1895 LouisianaTom M Burne 1876 West VirginiaGus Badgley 1890 VirginiaAdd Bailey 1904 West VirginiaMatt Bailey 1903 West VirginiaLewis Bailey 1901 West VirginiaToney Bairdie 1890 ItalyGeda Balden 1903 South CarolinaRoy Ball 1911 West VirginiaGilmer Ball 1895 West VirginiaHubert Banks 1908 West VirginiaJohn Barnhart 1910 West VirginiaBuford Baugh 1909 VirginiaThomas Bayless 1854 West VirginiaClyde Beale 1901 West VirginiaOkey Beck 1896 West VirginiaRaymond Beevers 1909 West VirginiaEdward Bennett 1904 West VirginiaAlbert Betts 1902 VirginiaRoy Bias 1908 West VirginiaArnold Blankenship 1910 West VirginiaShem Blanton 1910 KentuckyGilbert Blevins 1910 VirginiaBassett Boggs 1897 West VirginiaL Booker 1878 West VirginiaA Bookman 1895 West VirginiaJohn Bosco 1891 PennsylvaniaLawrence Bostic 1885 OhioJohn Bowens 1885 ArkansasWesley Boyce 1906 West VirginiaSamuel Boykins 1893 MississippiN Bradshaw 1900 VirginiaFletcher Brady 1908 AlabamaJesse Bragg 1911 West VirginiaRode Brandon 1884 OhioJoe Breeden 1900 GermanyGrady Brown 1908 West VirginiaEd Brown 1892 VirginiaWill Brown 1887 IndianaOrvid Brown 1912 West VirginiaOllie Brown 1904 VirginiaEarl Browning 1912 IllinoisOscar Brummage 1893 West VirginiaGeorge Bryant 1887 West VirginiaWade Bryant 1881 West VirginiaWesley Burdett 1887 West VirginiaLeonard Burdett 1910 West VirginiaPrice Burge 1876 West VirginiaLeroy Burton 1885 VirginiaJohn Cahill 1885 VirginiaBill Cain 1883 AlabamaJ Campbell 1870 West VirginiaJack Camper 1898 VirginiaJunius Cannady 1910 West VirginiaGilbert Carpenter 1910 West VirginiaPaul Carsons 1911 West VirginiaRobert Carter 1901 West VirginiaPatsey Cavalier 1908 West VirginiaThomas Cecil 1911 West VirginiaJohn Chambers 1892 West VirginiaG Chandler 1889 West VirginiaHeston Childers 1871 VirginiaJohn Coleman 1886 MarylandBurl Collins 1911 West VirginiaArthur Collins 1912 West VirginiaLarthu Collis 1908 West VirginiaRoy Combs 1901 West VirginiaNelson Cooper 1892 West VirginiaGeorge Corbin 1899 West VirginiaW Cox 1912 West VirginiaA Cox 1885 TennesseeWalter Cox 1904 VirginiaElmer Craft 1910 KentuckyHenry Cutlip 1911 West VirginiaLonie Caha 1906 MexicoHoward C Cain 1889 West VirginiaStephen H Cain 1900 West VirginiaWillie J Cain 1909 West VirginiaAlbert F Coldwell 1900 VirginiaJames Coldwell 1905 North CarolinaGeorge L Coldwell 1910 West VirginiaJim F Coldwell 1876 West VirginiaPatrick C Coldwell 1907 LouisianaRoshell C Coldwell 1884 North CarolinaJack Cales 1898 West VirginiaAdolfas Callaway 1896 VirginiaBillie E Calloway 1903 West VirginiaHenry Calloway 1898 VirginiaJesse Calloway 1887 West VirginiaBill E Campbell 1901 West VirginiaEd Campbell 1887 AlabamaJohn A Campbell 1908 West VirginiaLewis H Campbell 1905 West VirginiaStanley E Campbell 1907 West VirginiaHenry G Cano 1907 MexicoJohn J Cantwell 1902 New JerseyLuther Carmichael 1904 AlabamaJoe P Carney 1884 PennsylvaniaTom Caroline 1901 South CarolinaArchie T Carpenter 1909 West VirginiaHoward T Carpenter 1909 West VirginiaMartin V Carr 1867 West VirginiaWilliam Cowell 1894 VirginiaPaul J Carson 1911 West VirginiaEdel W Carter 1901 West VirginiaJames W Carter 1903 OhioJohn Carter 1889 TennesseeLawrence Carter 1903 VirginiaLarence D Carter 1906 West VirginiaRichard Carter 1896 VirginiaSteve C Carter 1882 North CarolinaThomas Carter 1891 VirginiaGeorge Casey 1896 VirginiaDennis Castle 1909 West VirginiaEarl L Casto 1909 West VirginiaLewis W Cavender 1870 West VirginiaJoe C Cavinee 1900 IndianaDan Ceasor 1880 North CarolinaSam Cerenze 1874 ItalyHerman Chambers 1909 KentuckyHuie Chambers 1902 West VirginiaRalph R Chambers 1902 West VirginiaRobert Chambers 1890 VirginiaJames Chapman 1902 VirginiaGeorge Chappell 1887 NebraskaAba Cheesman 1892 LithuaniaBasil Childers 1906 West VirginiaFloyd Childers 1900 West VirginiaCharles Childress 1895 FloridaHarrison Childress 1889 VirginiaJulius E Childress 1887 North CarolinaWaverly Childress 1894 VirginiaLeroy Childs 1893 West VirginiaSolon Chinn 1914 West VirginiaCephas Clark 1903 North CarolinaEarl W Clark 1909 West VirginiaJames Clark 1906 West VirginiaLeonard Clark 1891 West VirginiaPercy B Clark 1906 VirginiaWill H Clark 1895 VirginiaWillie Clark 1906 KentuckyCasgander Clay 1912 West VirginiaCharley Cloyhan 1902 South CarolinaBertin Claypool 1894 West VirginiaLaurence Clayten 1903 West VirginiaCharles Clendenin 1901 West VirginiaClifford Clendenin 1911 West VirginiaEmerson Clendenin 1909 West VirginiaPat Cline 1892 West VirginiaVirgil Cline 1912 West VirginiaWarren Cline 1892 West VirginiaWilliam Cline 1901 PennsylvaniaJohn Closner 1887 GermanyBris Clouston 1903 West VirginiaBurley Clouston 1904 West VirginiaHerman Clouston 1910 West VirginiaLaroy L Clowney 1907 West VirginiaBenard Coates 1899 LouisianaClair Coats 1903 West VirginiaWillie E Cobb 1903 West VirginiaVirgil Cockran 1907 West VirginiaGuy O Coffman 1902 West VirginiaWilliam F Coffman 1905 West VirginiaPhilip Cohen 1900 RussiaAaron Coleman 1905 MarylandAlexander Coleman 1906 AlabamaCecil H Coleman 1892 West VirginiaJohnnie Coleman 1839 West VirginiaRaymond Coleman 1900 AlabamaHarry Coles 1894 VirginiaBarton Collins 1914 West VirginiaIra Collins 1910 West VirginiaOrdie L Collins 1909 West VirginiaOkey P Comly 1911 West VirginiaVirgil Collins 1908 West VirginiaRichard Comly 1906 West VirginiaJohn Comer 1901 West VirginiaRoeris Crosby 1903 West VirginiaWalter W Conaty 1896 IrelandCharles Conaty 1901 West VirginiaMike Consylo 1890 ItalyTom Contos 1897 ItalyGilmore Cook 1904 West VirginiaRiley Cook 1906 West VirginiaHess Coonts 1883 West VirginiaCharly O Cooper 1909 West VirginiaHurston J Cooper 1900 West VirginiaJohn Cooper 1900 NebraskaPatsy Corbi 1894 ItalyCharles H Corbin 1901 West VirginiaDelmore B Cornwell 1908 West VirginiaFrank D Corpening 1875 West VirginiaRalph Cosgray 1911 West VirginiaPete Coaonoick 1911 PennsylvaniaJohn W Costilow 1876 West VirginiaHomer O Cottrell 1904 West VirginiaDavid Cottrill 1907 West VirginiaHoward Cottrill 1900 West VirginiaMinter Cottrill 1908 West VirginiaWaldo Cowen 1900 North CarolinaOwen Cox 1902 West VirginiaBen Crabtree 1862 MarylandWalter E Crabtree 1893 West VirginiaElmer Craft 1910 KentuckyTrosty Craft 1906 West VirginiaSteve Craft 1900 VirginiaHoward Crawford 1902 North CarolinaBenjamin Craig 1889 West VirginiaLeonard T Craig 1909 OklahomaWalter L Crews 1903 West VirginiaWilliam R Crider 1906 West VirginiaGeorge W Criss 1902 West VirginiaCharles Cunningham 1887 IllinoisClair V Cunningham 1910 West VirginiaFrank Cunningham 1895 OhioJoe O Cunningham 1909 West VirginiaLaurence Cunningham 1906 KentuckyHerbert Cutlip 1905 West Virginia, Trancriber: James SimmondsSource: Names of prisoners in West Virginia Penitentiary extracted from 1930 census Moundsville Township, Marshall County West Virginia. Manson, who died in 2017, was born in 1934 in Cincinnati to a 16-year-old girl, Kathleen Maddox, who went on to live a life of petty crime. Many prehistoric earthworks, including burial mounds, were located throughout the town. One inmate was reported dead. MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va., Nov. 8 The police today recaptured eight of the 15 prisoners who escaped last night from the ancient State Penitentiary here after overpowering guards with a smuggled pistol. Federal Prisons. First of all, take note that youre dealing with a federal prison. It would grow to a population of 2,000 in the fifties. A writer. Paul Glenn, one of the inmates at the prison, actually built the electric chair nicknamed "Old Sparky" in 1951. The most famous was the 1986 riot where the inmates came together and took several officers as hostages. At around 5:30 p.m., 20 "The Avengers" inmates stormed the mess hall and quickly overpowered five officers. 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The prison was holding more than 2,000 men and crowding was an issue. The prison is operated and maintained by West Virginia . From 1899 to 1959, 94 men were executed at the prison, with 85 men executed by hanging. For another one of West Virginia's most haunted places, take a look at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. The West Virginia Penitentiary opened in 1876, modeled after the Gothic-style prison in Joliet, Illinois. Located in southeastern West Virginia, about a five-hour drive from Washington, D.C., Alderson was the first federal prison for women in the country and has housed some unforgettable inmates: jazz . Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. According to Superintendant Mooney a burly figure who wears business suits and is always referred to in West Virginia as General the breakout that cost Trooper Kesner his life began at about 8:20 last night. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). He had been housed in the general population at Hazelton for less than 12 hours before he was found beaten to death Oct. 30, 2018. Transfer information unavailable, accessioned 1948. (Mark Garfinkel/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images). Around the 1930s, the hauntings of the prison started to arise. If only those walls could talk! Visitors have reported seeing the Shadow Man, a static-y silhouette that roams the grounds, in addition to others. Failed state-supported institution meant to rehabilitate students with intellectual disabilities. Early era Entrance. Inmates Gather in 'Yard' at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va. IDNO: 039116 Title: Inmates Gather in 'Yard' at Moundsville Penitentiary, Moundsville, W. Va. The West Virginia State Penitentiary was home to countless famous inmates over the course of its life. One of the more popular stories of murder in the West Virginia State Penitentiary is the death of R.D. In 1986, Red was involved in a prison riot and killed another inmate by the name of Kent Sile, but was a mistrial. The former powerhouse for the Raleigh Coal & Coke Companyperhaps best known for the swastika motif that decorates its trimwas found eligible based on its architectural and industrial importance, according to the State Historic Preservation Office. Washington, U.S., U.S. Penitentiary McNeil Island, Photos and Records of Prisoners Received, 1887-1939 Web: Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Criminal and Prison Record Indexes, 1681-1911 Free View all collections included in this search The men hid inside a basement bathroom clutching dull "shivs" (knife or razor used as a weapon). BOX A ALDERSON, WV, 24910. William Andrew Red Snyder was born to parents Emory and Laura Snyder. One man sliced off each of his finger-tips. The prison was located on part of a large Native American burial ground that occupied much of the rise above Grave Creek, which became Moundsville. Day tours, Paranormal events, October's haunted house, Elizabethtown Festival, are just a few of the events that take place at the facility on an annual basis. His age, his ailing health and his notoriety as an FBI informant each gave rise to questions over his transfer to one of the most violent prisons in America, nicknamed "Misery Mountain. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. A daughter. Nine men died in this chair until execution was outlawed in 1965. For more information, he may be reached at 304-575-7390. You can search for an inmate using their BOP register number. More than 100 BOP officials were made known of Bulger's upcoming transfer to Hazelton. The electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky," was built by inmate Paul Glenn. Acquisition Source: Schilling, Sally B. and Ross D. Brown, Jr. Acquisition Method: Gift Medium: print Projects: West Virginia . 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