Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
18°26′19″N 77°11′55″W / 18.4386°N 77.1986°W / 18.4386; -77.1986
The Old Jail in Saint Ann's Bay is said to have been the very first prison in Jamaica.[1] Built as a fort c. 1750, it was declared useless in 1795 as the sea was encroaching.[2] It was then converted into a jail and house of correction.[2] The jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for lunatics, a room for debtors, a 'hospital', and a jailers' quarters.[2] Many slaves died there.[1]
See also
Jamaica portal
References
- ^ a b Jamaican Prisons, Irie Jamaica Blogspot.
- ^ a b c "Jamaica National Heritage Trust, St Ann's Bay Fort". Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
External links
- Aerial view.
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