Once the Largest Walled Prison in the World
As part of my internship this summer, I am coordinating on a digital collection and presentation of the former Jackson State Prison, among other related topics. The project is interesting in that it has a number of unique challenges wherein we expect to create an authority representation of the primary sources as well as provide a more contextual and interactive experience for the user. Whether the user is a novice or seasoned researcher or just has a general interest in reform, we expect that our website will be able to cater to their interests and expertise.
Today we visited the former Jackson State Prison site to get a better sense of the physical environment that we’ve become closely familiar with through images, ephemera, and manuscripts.
