The jail housed prisoners involved with three violent conflicts in the 1920s: the Herrin massacre, the Klan War, and a gang rivalry between the Shelton Brothers Gang and Charles Birger's gang.
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July - Ray Hyland, a gunman for Charles Birger, and Birger associate Arthur Newman are convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.