Located in northeast Kansas,  Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary opened in 1906 and was the nation’s first maximum security prison.  Notable prisoners include “Machine Gun Kelly” and “The Bird Man”.

A shiv is a homemade knife-like tool fashioned in prison.  Created behind unimaginable walls by desperate and resourceful people. Here is our interpretation.  Suitable for cutting twine and slicing apples.