Yuma Territorial Prison, AZ

A cruel, inhuman place for solitary confinement, the Dark Cell is believed to be one of the most haunted places in Arizona!

Those in isolation would find themselves battling rattlesnakes and scorpions, which had slithered their way in or were dropped into the cell by sadistic guards. As such, the Dark Cell was commonly referred to as the “Snake Den”

Several inmates locked in the Dark Cell were said to have gone insane and were transferred to a mental asylum upon release.

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