Dark Corners of Michigan History

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Join true crime author Tobin Buhk to visit some of Michigan’s creepiest locations in this photographic expedition of historic prisons and county jails. Take a trip back in time and venture inside the old Detroit House of Corrections, the State Penitentiary at Jackson, and several county jails. Eavesdrop on inmates working off the “hard labor” portion of their sentences in the prison shops, enter a cellblock, and learn about late 19th century prison life. Meet the wardens, turnkeys, keepers, sheriffs and their most infamous residents.