Anamosa Penitentiary Museum — Attraction in Anamosa

I was a corrections officer from nineteen eighty to nineteen eighty five. Things were different back then. It was a reformatory, and I believe there's about nine hundred inmates at the time and just to see and read about what's happened over the last few years in animosa, which is now a penitentiary, it's shocking, but then again, it's a penitentiary. At that time, I believe we only had eight lifers, and one of them died in his cell. I worked in all the cellhouses, the living units I also I was all the towers, and it was a different experience all the way around.I had just gotten out of the marine corps at the time. Warden auger was there...

First off, just the sight of the penitentiary, which still has inmates in it, is a sight to behold. For $3, the small museum is very worth it. Who knew that John Wayne Gacy was housed here long before he move near Chicago and killed all those kids. He was here helping to develop the miniature golf course for...

It is small, one can spend about an hour. Starts with a short film which I appreciated. Very interesting. The gentleman manning the place had some...