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Fort Smith National Historic Sitepostcard detail of jail building with prison wagon in foreground and gallows to right
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Interior of jail cell with box for prisoners to visit with their lawyers  

Did You Know?
The conditions at the federal jail at Fort Smith were so horrible that it received the nickname "Hell on the Border." Up to 50 men were crowded into one large cell with limited ventilation and poor sanitary conditions.

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Last Updated: September 01, 2009 at 11:30 EST