The north cellblock. In 1872 it held 42 cells, 14 cells on each of 3 levels. A bathroom cell with bathtub, toilet and washbasin was located on each level. Each cell in this wing consists of a 6" x 6" x 8" brick enclosure with an arched ceiling and iron door.

Guards Quarters. How would you like to wear a pair of these boots??

The other side of the Guards Quarters room

This Dining Hall was added during the expansion. The convicts worked and ate together in complete silence. 

The prison's Infirmary. They did not have a doctor on staff so the doctors and dentists in Laramie were under contract to make regular visits to the prison.

The other part of the Infirmary

Part of the Women's Cellblock. 

Before the segregated section was built for women, they were housed in the north cellblock along with the men, usually in the last cell on each level

Couldn't get a good photo but there is a sewing machine inside this cell

This room was added to replace the single cell bathroom previously located on each of the cellblock levels. While this room contained bathtubs and toilet facilities, the convicts still had cell buckets (chamber pots) in each of the cells. The convicts were required to bathe once a week in the summer and once every 2 weeks in the winter.

Convicts were required to change their underclothing every Sunday and keep their cells and clothes clean and in good repair.

Failing to do so meant punishment.

More of the Laundry Room.

This area was called the dark cell (aka solitary confinement). It was used for those who broke prison rules (i.e. talking, passing notes, wasting food, refusing to work, assault on fellow convicts or guards, or trying to escape).

The dark cell was just one form of punishment used and the sentence could be anywhere from 1 day to 3 weeks.

If confined the offender, sometimes cuffed to the door; floor or ceiling, in an empty cell without light and getting only bread and water to eat. (No fancy gym equipment, computers, etc. like they have today).