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00001: Who was the first U.S. prisoner to receive an inmate number?

Carla Sinclair
Dec 26, 2024
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Although U.S. prisons sprouted up before the United States were even formed, it wasn't until 1851 that prisoners were given official inmate numbers. And the first gentleman to receive such a number — 00001 — was a 22-year-old cabinet-maker from Sacramento, California.

Charles Currier became California's first off…

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