Thomas Reynolds was one of four prisoners who escaped on January 29, 1900, during Warden Hoyt's last term. His capture and lynching were impacted by the passsage of a law that abolished capital punishment in Colorado in 1897. The penitentiary record is the courtesy of the Colorado State Archives, and the photograph is the courtesy of the Museum of Colorado Prisons.

Prisoner #:	3883
When convicted:	October 15, 1895
When received:	October 16, 1895
Crime:	Burglary
Sentence:	7 years
County sent from:	Mesa
Age:	34
Height:	6'-0"
Complexion:	Dark
Color of eyes:	Hazel
Color of hair:	Dark
Occupation:	Iron Molder
Where born:	Meridian, Texas
Name of parents:	Mary Reynolds-Meridian, Texas (mother)
Married or single:	Single
Reads:	Yes
Writes:	Yes
Temperate:	No
Tobacco:	Yes
Prison before:	No
Scars:	Scar left side neck. Scar under left eye. India ink (?illegible) base right thumb. India ink star and two dots base left thumb. Two scars left index finger. Scar second finger left hand. Scar back of left hand. India ink dot back of left hand. Scar left back hand. India ink back of left arm.
Comments:	Escaped January 22, 1900 about 10 P.M. over East Wall. Captured January 26, 1900 at Florence and lynched at Canon City.