Mary Knox Wells spent her 1970s girlhood living in a house adjoining the old Wal

Authors

Vicki Doudera

Source

Down East

Date

6-1-2009

Pages

60-61, 71-72

Abstract

Mary Knox Wells spent her 1970s girlhood living in a house adjoining the old Waldo County Jail in Belfast, after her father, Stanley Knox, was elected Waldo County Sheriff. Important aspects of the jail's workings spilled over into the house, and her mother, Mary Blake Knox, cooked most of the inmates' meals. As a teenager she was deputized to work with female prisoners, and says growing up as she did gave her an insight into human nature she might not have received otherwise.

Subjects

Waldo County Jail, Wells, Mary Knox

Recommended Citation

Doudera, Vicki, "Mary Knox Wells spent her 1970s girlhood living in a house adjoining the old Wal" (2009). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 3704.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/3704