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I am looking for photographs, graphics or written descriptions of accused persons who were brought to courtrooms in steel cages. This occurred in San Francisco courts in the late 19th century - until prison reformers made people realize this prejudiced the jury.
-- Susan schwartzenberg (susans@exo.net), March 21, 2002