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Apr 30 2009

Camp Cupcake Opens

Published by robchild at 7:37 am under Media and Culture Edit This

On this date, April 30, 1927, Alderson Federal Prison Camp opened as the firstĀ  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.

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One Response to “Camp Cupcake Opens”

  1. hindleyiteon 30 Apr 2009 at 1:57 pm edit this

    Wow, is this true? Camp Cupcake? I would guess there are already a load of Camp Fairy Cakes out there already… puh-lent-ah.

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