Parchman Penitentiary in "Smoke" (Location)

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Penitentiary
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2304
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400
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The "penitentiary" (6) to which Anselm Holland, Jr., is sent for making whiskey is almost certainly the Mississippi state penitentiary better known as Parchman Farm. It is a maximum-security prison that has been in operation since 1901.

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Continuous
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Jail

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