Convict Life at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota

"Convict Life at the Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater, Minnesota" by William Casper Heilbron is an early 1900s book that carefully looks at what it was like for prisoners in a Minnesota prison. It shows what prisoners experienced from the moment they arrived, including getting their uniforms and being sorted into groups based on behavior. The book highlights how the prison system was starting to focus more on helping prisoners change and become better people, instead of just punishing them, offering a reflection of how society's views on crime and punishment were evolving at that time.