Case file · Haunting
Yuma Territorial Prison
Opened on 1 July 1876 and closed in 1909, the territorial prison at Yuma held more than 3,000 prisoners, over a hundred of whom died there; the state park's cells, including the 'dark cell', are a fixture of ghost tours.
1876 CE · 32.73, -114.61 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The harsh conditions are documented; the hauntings are visitor and staff accounts.