Built in 1870, the Old Idaho Penitentiary is one of only four territorial prisons open to the public today. During its 101 years of operation, the site saw escapes, scandals and the effects of ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...

Soon, the 62,000-square-foot Idaho History Center at 2205 Old Penitentiary Road will be a storm of busyness as they make way for a 50,000-square-foot expansion. That’s about the size of an ...

A 53-year-old man convicted of murder was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the third person executed in ...

Idaho ’s governor signed into law a bill Wednesday making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. Joan ...

The Idaho Botanical Garden occupies 33 acres of what used to be the grounds of the Old Idaho Penitentiary, but now succulents, roses and native Idaho plants fill those acres. There are also ...

Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry/AP Gunches was arrested for kidnapping and killing 40-year-old Ted Price by shooting him four times in the Arizona desert near Mesa.

Former corrections deputy ID'd as person of interest David Armstrong Barber, a 35-year-old former Brevard County Sheriff's corrections deputy and the former boyfriend of Kirk’s niece ...

This event is FREE for Idaho State Historical Society Members! The Old Idaho Penitentiary is open for extended spring break hours Saturday, March 15 through Sunday, March 23, 12:00 pm to 7:00 pm daily ...