History’s Dark Corners
The Dark History of Idaho: Inside the Old Idaho State Penitentiary
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For more than a century, the Old Idaho State Penitentiary held some of the most dangerous—and most complicated—people in the region. Built by inmates in 1870, the prison quickly became a place defined by control, isolation, and pressure that only grew over time. Inside its sandstone walls, prisoners lived through extreme conditions, harsh punishment, and a system that struggled to keep up as the population grew. From solitary confinement in a section known as “Siberia”… to executions carried out within the prison walls… to hundreds of escape attempts and a riot in 1971 that pushed everything past its breaking point—this is a story of what happens when pressure builds for too long in a place not designed to hold it. But the story doesn’t end when the prison closed. Today, visitors walk those same corridors and report experiences that are difficult to explain—footsteps when no one is there, sudden drops in temperature, and the feeling that some of what happened inside those walls never fully left. So what really happened inside the Old Idaho State Penitentiary? And can a place like that ever truly let go of its past? If you enjoyed this episode, you can find more from me on Instagram at History’s Dark Corners, where I share even more stories, behind-the-scenes, and new episode updates.
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