Convict Laborers and Guards Outside a Texas Prison Farm Building

This image shows a large group of incarcerated men gathered outside a prison farm building under the strict supervision of guards. In Huntsville and the surrounding areas of Walker County, convict labor became an essential part of the local economy. | Source: https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/discovery-of-a-prisoner-burial-ground-recalls-history-of-slavery-like-labor-conditions-for-inmates/
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