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2. Williamson County Jail - Wikipedia

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   The Williamson County Jail, located at 105 S. Van Buren St. in Marion, is the former county jail serving Williamson County, Illinois. The Prairie School building served as the county jail from 1913 to 1971. The jail housed prisoners involved with three violent conflicts in the 1920s: the Herrin massacre, the Klan War, and a gang rivalry between ...

3. United States Penitentiary, Marion - Wikipedia

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   Warden. Daniel Sproul. The United States Penitentiary, Marion (USP Marion) is a large medium-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Southern Precinct, [1] unincorporated Williamson County, Illinois. [2][3] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

4. Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois - Wikipedia

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   The Ku Klux Klan in Southern Illinois operated between 1867 and 1875 in seven counties— Franklin, Williamson, Jackson, Saline, Johnson, Union, and Pope. The "worst Klan years" were in 1874 and 1875. [1] The earliest date attributed to this group was 1867. The organizer was reputed to be Aaron Neal of Franklin County, who, according to one ...

5. Charles Birger - Wikipedia

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   Soldier, cowboy, miner, saloon keeper, bootlegger, criminal gang leader. Known for. Bootlegging and leading the Birger Gang, who fought a bloody war with the Ku Klux Klan and the Shelton Brothers Gang over the domination of southern Illinois. Birger was the second to last person to be publicly hanged in Illinois. Criminal status.

6. Williamson County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Congressional district. 12th. Website. www.williamsoncountyil.gov. Williamson County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 67,153. [1] The largest city and county seat is Marion. [2] Williamson County is included in the Carbondale -Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

7. Mug shot publishing industry - Wikipedia

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   Mug shot publishing industry. The mugshot publishing industry is a niche market of tabloid journalism in the United States. The industry consists of companies that publish mugshots and booking details of individuals arrested by law enforcement agencies. These companies publish the arrest information in tabloids, through local and multi ...

8. Williamson County Courthouse (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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   The Williamson County Courthouse is a government building in Marion, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. Built in 1971, it is the fourth courthouse in Marion's history. Land was registered in today's Williamson County as early as 1814, [1] : 442 but the county itself was formed only in 1839 from the southern half of ...

9. Williamson County approves $1.25 million to settle lawsuit ...

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   The Williamson County commissioners have approved $1.25 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed a jail inmate's suicide was preventable. The settlement on Tuesday involved the death of 37 ...