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>... but this trial is from the 1940s, when 15 male and 12 female polygamists were arrested for being in plural marriages. Most of the media attention was on the men, who were sentenced to up to five years in prison for unlawful co-habitation and other crimes. Many signed an oath renouncing polygamy after less than seven months; other served nearly three years. Click on the link above to flip through all the pictures. Some of you have may have already seen this article, but it was published out while I was in Texas covering the Jeffs trial, so I wanted to share it here as well.Trib photo editor Jeremy Harmon showed me these old pics of polygamous men and women in prison before I left. We've done a lot of "look back" pieces, and they're always interesting — I also like the classy women's fashions from the 40s and 50s.In this post, it's interesting to note that some of same names are still common in polygamous groups — Jessop, Musser, Zitting, Barlow — not to mention the access that Trib photographers got in the prison! These images look to be shot during a press event, but being allowed to take photos of inmates at the prison now is very rare.Here's the copy block from the look back:This collection shows historical images of a court action against polygamous men in the 1940s. In March 1944, authorities spread out across Utah to arrest fundamentalists - among them 12 women - who were allegedly in plural marriages. Most of the media attention soon focused on 15 men charged with unlawful cohabitation and other crimes. They were found guilty and received indeterminate sentences of up to five years in the Utah State Prison, which they entered in May 1945. After nearly seven months in prison, nine of the 15 men were released in December 1945 after signing an oath pledging to not advocate, teach or "countenance" the practice. They were: John Y. Barlow; Joseph W. Musser; Alma A. Timpson; Edmund F. Barlow; Oswald Brainich; Ianthus W. Barlow; Rulon Clark Allred; Joseph Lyman Jessop; and David B. Darger. Four others - Charles Zitting, Arnold Boss, Louis Alma Kelsch and Morris Kunz - refused to sign off and remained in prison nearly three years.