Christopher Scarver

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/christopher-scarver

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Christopher Scarver born?July 6, 1969
2. What is the location of incident?Columbia Correctional Institution, Portage, Wisconsin
3. What is the date of murders?April 28, 1994
4. Who is Christopher Scarver?Christopher Scarver is a man who was born in 1969 and was in prison for a murder he committed in 1990. He became well known after a violent incident in 1994.
5. What happened on April 28, 1994?On that day, while working in the prison gym, Scarver attacked two other inmates, Jeffrey Dahmer and Jesse Anderson, with a metal bar. Both were killed.

Correctional Institution: A facility, such as a prison, where individuals are confined as punishment for crimes.
Contraband: Goods that are brought into or taken out of a place illegally.
Penal System: The system of courts, prisons, and other institutions involved in the punishment of criminals.