The New Yard was constructed in 1900 to help relieve overcrowding. The entrance to the library was closed, and the first four cells were made from the library excavation in the south bank. Eight more cells were dug into the east side of the same bank. These cells were used to separate and isolate unruly prisoners before the incorrigible ward was built. Near the center of the 119 foot by 84 foot exercise yard stood a building referred to as the Bunkhouse, which housed consumptive patients suffering from tuberculosis of the lungs. After the last prisoners were transferred to Florence on September 15, 1909, the facilities had several later uses. Five areas, including the hospital, were used for Yuma High School from 1910 until 1914. The school's athletic teams are still called the Yuma Criminals, or Crims. In the 1920s, the empty cells provided free lodging for hobos riding the freights, and during the Depression they sheltered many homeless families.