Pep the dog who sentenced for life in prison turns out to be falsely accused

Pep (c. 1923 – 1930) was a black Labrador Retriever^[a] who was falsely accused of murdering a cat.^[1] On August 31, 1924, Pep was sent to the Eastern State Penitentiary where he received inmate number C-2559 and had his mugshot and paw prints taken. His log into the prison ledger indicates life sentence for murder, a tongue-in-cheek gesture that prompted widespread outrage. In reality, Pep was brought to prison to boost inmate morale.

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He was put on a diet in 1927 because inmates gifted him too much food. When he became old and tired, he moved to the Graterford Prison Farm, where he died in 1930.

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