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Sisika Penitentiary

Sisika Penitentiary was an American maximum-security prison located on Half Moon Island in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was established in 1844 on a small island off the coast of New Orleans, and it consisted of segregated male and female wards, both of which were guarded by watch towers. In 1899, the penitentiary was the site of a shootout between the prison guards and the Van der Linde Gang when the gang came to rescue John Marston from the island.

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