Apr 30 2009
Camp Cupcake Opens
On this date, April 30, 1927, Alderson Federal Prison Camp opened as the first female only prison in the United States. Most of the 1050 inmates at FPC Alderson have been convicted of non-violent or white-collar crime. They sleep in bunk beds in dormitories or in cottages. The prison is nicknamed “Camp Cupcake” by most residents and the media. The most recent famous inmate was Martha Stewart.
