Charles Allison was a prisoner incarcerated during Warden C. P. Hoyt's tenure. The penitentiary record is the courtesy of the Colorado State Archives. The photograph is from the Local History Center, Caņon City Public Library.
| Prisoner #: | 646 |
| When convicted: | October 21, 1881 |
| When received: | October 22, 1881 |
| Crime: | Robbery |
| Sentence: | 10, 8, 5, 14 (Total 37 years); September 21, 1890, commuted to 15 years by Governor Smith |
| County sent from: | Conejos |
| Date of birth: | |
| Age: | 30 |
| Height: | 5' 71/4" |
| Weight | |
| Complexion: | Dark |
| Color of eyes: | Grey |
| Color of hair: | Brown |
| Occupation: | R.R. Engineer |
| Education: | |
| Where born: | VA |
| Name of parents: | Both dead |
| Married or single: | Single |
| Name of wife or husband and where living: | |
| Reads: | Yes |
| Writes: | Yes |
| Temperate: | |
| Discharged: | September 21, 1890 |
| Paroled: | |
| Comments: | Small cut on forehead above right eye; scar on tip of finger of left hand, caused by fellow; Gunshot wound below left groin and on inside of thigh, and one above the knee, and two on back of leg (all on left leg) |
