Title
Patient Examination, Illinois State Prison, Stateville
Subject
Illinois State Penitentiary (Stateville, Ill.)
Prisoners
Medical screening
Description
An officer draws blood from a prisoner. This image may depict part of an experimentation process. During World War II, Stateville was the scene of U.S. Army malaria experiments, during which physicians observed the disease's effects by deliberately infecting prisoner volunteers.
Publisher
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Date
n.d.
Format
jpg
Language
en
Identifier
400036
Illinois State Prison, Stateville
Original Format
studio print
b&w
1
Physical Dimensions
20 x 25 cm