This week's dip into the Virginia Penitentiary collection features an ice cream truck stuck in the mud and convicts accused of stealing a frozen treat. The truck driver claimed the guard couldn't control the prisoners because they were in the pen for stealing, but an investigation by the penitentiary revealed a completely different story.
http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2012/06/20/i-scream-you-scream-we-all-steal-ice-cream/
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