by baframe | Apr 10, 2026 | News
Thank You, FOX 10 Phoenix! Thank you to FOX 10 Phoenix for visiting the Yuma Territorial Prison and capturing stunning drone footage of one of Arizona’s most iconic historic landmarks. This incredible aerial video showcases the prison’s rugged architecture,...
by baframe | Sep 3, 2025 | History
12 Famous Yuma Territorial Prison Inmates Who Shaped Prison History The Yuma Territorial Prison was home to over 3,000 inmates, many of whom became some of the most notable figures in Arizona’s early history. Of that mix of outlaws, murderers, crooks, and...
by baframe | Sep 2, 2025 | History
Few landmarks in the American West capture the imagination quite like the Yuma Territorial Prison. Perched above the Colorado River in Arizona, the prison opened in 1876 and quickly earned a reputation as “The Hell Hole of the West.” With temperatures soaring above...
by baframe | May 19, 2023 | News
By Sisko J. Stargazer Sun Staff Writer Four Gila Ridge High School welding students – Darin Soto, Cole Lancaster, Wallace Fulford and Sergio Martinez – and their instructor, Michael Young, had very important business to attend to Thursday morning: the unveiling of...
by baframe | Mar 10, 2023 | News
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY) – Another Treasure of the Desert Southwest was Arizona’s first state prison and now serves as a local museum. The prison was the place where the Wild Wild West’s most wanted to build the prison they were getting booked into for a variety...