Boise, Idaho – May 2022 – Old Idaho State Penitentiary

A cold, wet Memorial Day in Boise with little to do lead us to one of the few things in town open that day – the Old Idaho State Penitentiary. I am not sure why, but we have visited a number of these type of places over the years.

This complex is quite small, likely due to the small population of the state over the years.

Some of the buildings didn’t even have roofs.

The facility housed men, women and youth in the same complex, but in different buildings. This is the youth section