In this chilling history for general readers, David Meyers, who actually worked at the Ohio Penitentiary, relates true stories of the executions, escapes, riots, fires, notorious criminals, and equally notorious punishments (such as the Demon's Cage) across 150 years of the Ohio Penitentiary's history. The book is illustrated with rather gruesome b&w historical photos, most from an archive that contains the largest privately held collection of Ohio prison memorabilia. David Meyers has written many local Ohio histories. Elise Meyers is a freelance writer. Dailey is curator of an Ohio prison memorabilia archives. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
