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The information in this chapter was acquired from the Minnesota's Department of Corrections web site, the Washington County Historical Society, information I received while attending the academy, information I received about the James-Younger Gang from visiting museums in Missouri and Kansas, information I received by visiting the Northfield Historical Society, some information from the prisoner's newspaper "The Prison Mirror", information I received from people inside Stillwater Prison ( staff and inmates, of course the old timers were very interesting) and numerous internet sites. Information from one source to another varied.

The information from the DOC web site was a good chronological guide line; however I would call the information close but not 100%. The DOC was always good at covering up what actually happened in the prison. Stories that got out were generally watered down. Information from that site is what is in the public record and not necessarily all of the facts.

The internet was the best resource for information on the Younger brothers; however information varied from one source to another.

My opinion has always been that criminals are created; that people are not born to be criminals. Environment, how they have been treated or mistreated and the examples that are set for them are a few of the areas that dictate how they view the world and process information. Visiting the museums in Missouri and Kansas solidified my opinion. By learning events that shaped the lives of the Younger brothers and the James brothers, from the area and time they grew up in and getting varying perspectives, I could see how they made the choices they made. Had they not grown up in the time and area that they did, I don't believe we would've ever heard of them.