1980 Press Photo William Flake spending six months in jail in Yuma Prison

William Flake, left, was fined $500 and sentenced to six months in the Yuma Territorial Prison for practicing polygamy. He did that time in a cell like the one at right, with iron bunks crowded into a space 7 feet by 9 feet. Sanitary facilities consisted of a slop pail shared by all six of the cell's inmates. Prisons and prisoners

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 07-25-1980.

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