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Show Low Museum uses former jail cell to teach school groups about local policing history
Summary
A museum docent at the Show Low Museum led school groups through a former jail holding cell that housed the Show Low Police Department from 1970 to 1994, describing the bunks, limited meals and phone calls, and the exhibit’s sensory details used in educational tours.
A museum docent at the Show Low Museum led visiting school groups through a former jail holding cell that the Show Low Police Department occupied from 1970 to 1994, demonstrating the space and describing how it was used.
The docent said, "When the school kids come in the cell, they're always very excited to crawl on the bunks," describing a three-bunk arrangement in the cell and a display resident the docent identified as Louise. The docent told students how, historically, a person…
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