Reformatory

ID: 2384
This file appears in: Frankie "Polk" Moore
Reformatory
Courtesy of the Clarksville Historical Society.

For many years, Indiana State Prison South occupied an area near the river in Jeffersonville, shown here in a photo taken sometime around 1900. Inmates came from all around the southern half of Indiana. Frank Moore entered in 1898.

This file appears in: Frankie "Polk" Moore

By Jeffersonville Township Public Library
Unfortunately, some Clark County orphans ended up serving time in the the Indiana State Reformatory South, among them Belle Moore’s brother William Frank “Polk” Moore. Belle was a fiery, original individual who captured the interest of reporters…