June 19, 1958
With the subject heading "Paint," this memo (pictured below) issued by ESP Warden William J. Banmiller officially declared the penitentiary's new color scheme: white and green.
The memo reads:
Effective immediately the only color paints to be used throughout the institution are white and green.
Any exceptions that have been made or contemplated will be done only with the approval of this office upon proper application.
As you walk through the cellblocks, you'll notice that every cell is painted green on the bottom half of the walls and white on the top half of the walls.
Annie Anderson
Historic Site Researcher
