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Pearl's Life in Prison
Pearl was the only female resident among 260 prisoners at Yuma's human territorial prison. She weaned herself off morphine, became a talented seamstress and even made early parole in 1902. Her sister Katie found her own success in the arts and wrote a play about Pearl called the Arizona female bandit. The woman from a rough background rose to folklore level in the notoriety.