Reynolds had been imprisoned in Utah since his second conviction was confirmed by the Utah Supreme Court in June 1876. After his failed appeal to the Supreme Court, Reynolds was transferred from a jail in Utah to the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, where he became U.S. Prisoner Number 14 and was appointed to be the knitting department bookkeeper. Reynolds was in the Nebraska penitentiary for 25 days, after which he was transferred to the Utah Territory Penitentiary.
Reynolds had been imprisoned in Utah since his second conviction was confirmed by the Utah Supreme Court in June 1876. After his failed appeal to the Supreme Court, he was transferred from a jail in Utah to the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, where he became U.S. Prisoner Number 14 and served as the knitting department bookkeeper. Reynolds remained at the Nebraska penitentiary for 25 days before being transferred back to the Utah Territory Penitentiary.