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"Rust Is The New Black" Industrial Incarceration Of The Utah State Prison Dump (2020)
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This is a paper/report submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Between the 1950’s and 1970’s The Utah State Prison disposed trash one mile away on a bluff overlooking the Jordan River. Historical research suggests this area was a frequent spot for prisoners to escape or hide contraband. The topic of escape and contraband at this dump was even a focus for the1972 run of Calvin Rampton for Governor. Archaeologists with the Utah Division of State...