List of jail and prison museums
Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons.
Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. For example, see Old St. Johns County Jail in St Augustine, Florida.
Museums with a main purpose not associated with the jail or prison in which they are located are listed separately, below the main list.
Franklin County Historic Jail Hampton, Iowa U.S.A. Jail built in 1880, closed in 1988. This was the last "Mom and Pop" jail and attached sheriffs house to close in Iowa.
| Name | Location | State/Province | Country | Jail/ Prison | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1811 Lincoln County Museum & Old Jail | Wiscasset | Maine | United States | Jail | ||
| Abashiri Prison Museum | Abashiri | Hokkaido | Japan | Prison | The only prison museum in Japan.[1] | |
| Alcatraz Island | San Francisco Bay Area | California | United States | Prison | ||
| Ancienne Prison de Trois-Rivieres | Trois-Rivieres | Quebec | Canada | Prison | ||
| Beaumaris Gaol | Beaumaris | Anglesey, Wales | United Kingdom | Jail | ||
| Bodmin Gaol | Bodmin | Cornwall | United Kingdom | Jail | http://www.bodminjail.org/ | |
| Buckingham Old Gaol | Buckingham | Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom | Jail | Museum of Buckingham and rural life as well as the building as a prison | |
| Burlington County Prison | Mount Holly | New Jersey | United States | Prison | ||
| Carthage Jail | Carthage | Illinois | United States | Jail | location of the death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement | |
| Cell Block 7 Prison Museum, State Prison of Southern Michigan | Jackson, Michigan | Michigan | United States | Prison | Official website Museum located on an active prison ground, independently operated by the Ella Sharp Museum | |
| Central Penitentiary | San José | San José Province | Costa Rica | Prison | ||
| Cellular Jail | Port Blair | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | India | Prison | Many Indian Independence activists were kept in this prison by the British during the British Raj in India. | |
| Clink, The | London | London Borough of Southwark | United Kingdom | Prison | ||
| Cork City Gaol | Cork | County Cork | Republic of Ireland | Prison | ||
| Crumlin Road (HM Prison) | Belfast | Northern Ireland | United Kingdom | Prison | ||
| Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's Residence | Gallatin | Missouri | United States | Jail | Rotary Jail | |
| Eastern State Penitentiary | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | Prison | ||
| Eden Camp Museum | Malton | North Yorkshire | United Kingdom | Prison | ||
| Ely Museum | Ely | Cambridgeshire | United Kingdom | Jail | Official website | |
| Fremantle Prison | Fremantle | Western Australia | Australia | Prison | ||
| Galleries of Justice | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | United Kingdom | Jail and Prison | ||
| Gevangenpoort | The Hague | South Holland | Netherlands | Prison | ||
| Hexham Old Gaol | Hexham | Northumberland | United Kingdom | Prison | ||
| Historic Cornwall Jail | Cornwall | Ontario | Canada | Jail | ||
| Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum | Southern District | Stanley | Hong Kong | Prison | Official webpage The museum comprises ten galleries with one mock gallows and two mock cells. | |
| Horsens Statsfængsel (Horsens Prison Museum) | Horsens | Region Midtjylland | Denmark | Prison | Official website | |
| Jail Museum (Truckee, California) | Truckee | California | United States | Jail | ||
| Kansas Regional Prisons Museum | Lansing | Kansas | United States | Prison | The Lansing Historical Museum is home to hundreds of artifacts and documents relating to the Kansas State Penitentiary/Lansing Correctional Facility. | |
| Kilmainham Gaol | Dublin | Dublin Region | Ireland | Prison | ||
| Kingston Penententiary | Kingston | Ontario | Canada | Prison | ||
| Cobourg Jail | Cobourg | Ontario | Canada | Jail | Part of the jail is incorporated into the King George Inn, which includes a museum and artifacts from its time as a working jail.[2] | |
| Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery | Beloozero | Vologda Oblast | Russia | Prison | ||
| Kosciusko County Jail Museum | Warsaw | Indiana | United States | Jail | ||
| Liberty Jail | Liberty | Missouri | United States | Jail | Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and associates were imprisoned there in 1838-1839 during the 1838 Mormon War. | |
| Littledean Jail | Gloucestershire | United Kingdom | Jail | http://www.littledeanjail.com | ||
| L'Orignal Old Jail | Orignal | Ontario | Canada | Jail | ||
| Louisiana State Penitentiary | Angola | Louisiana | United States | Prison | http://angolamuseum.org/ | |
| Lubyanka (KGB) | Moscow | Russia | Prison | On Lubyanka Square | ||
| Ludwigsburg Prison Museum | Ludwigsburg | Baden-Württemberg | Germany | Prison | ||
| Malaysia Prison Museum | Malacca City | Malacca | Malaysia | Prison | ||
| Memorial and Education Centre Andreasstrasse | Erfurt | Thuringia | Germany | Prison | Former Stasi prison, used for holding political prisoners. | |
| Mills County Old Jail Museum | Goldwaite | Texas | United States | Jail | ||
| Missouri State Penitentiary | Jefferson City | Missouri | United States | Prison | ||
| Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | Crawfordsville | Indiana | United States | Jail | Rotary Jail | |
| Moore County Old Jail Museum | Lynchburg | Tennessee | United States | Jail | ||
| Museu Penitenciário do Estado do Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Prison | ||
| Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec | Quebec City | Quebec | Canada | Prison | Mostly an art museum | |
| Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas | León | León Department | Nicaragua | Jail | ||
| Museo del Presidio de Ushuaia | Ushuaia | Tierra del Fuego | Argentina | Prison | http://museomaritimo.com/ | |
| Nationaal Gevangenismuseum | Veenhuizen | Drenthe | Netherlands | Prison | National Dutch prison museum | |
| Newcastle Gaol Museum | Toodyay | Western Australia | Australia | |||
| Norwegian POW Museum | Ostrzeszów | Greater Poland Voivodeship also known as Wielkopolska Province | Poland | Prison | World War II POW camp | |
| Ohio State Reformatory | Mansfield | Ohio | United States | Prison | ||
| Old Courthouse & Old Jailhouse Museums | West Bend, Wisconsin | Wisconsin | United States | Jail | Operated by Washington County Historical Society, Inc. | |
| Old Franklin County Jail in the former Franklin County Jail | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | United States | Jail | ||
| Hamilton County Historical Museum in the Old Hamilton County Jail | Jasper | Florida | United States | Jail | Web page | |
| Old Tolland County Jail and Museum | Tolland | Connecticut | United States | Jail | ||
| Old City Jail (Mount Dora, Florida) | Mount Dora | Florida | United States | Jail | Currently houses the Royellou Museum. | |
| Old Fauquier County Jail | Warrenton | Virginia | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Idaho State Penitentiary | Boise | Idaho | United States | Prison | ||
| 1859 Jail and Museum | Independence | Missouri | United States | Jail | Website | |
| Olde Gaol Museum | Lindsay | Ontario | Canada | Jail | Website | |
| Old Jail Museum (Albion, Indiana) | Albion | Indiana | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Allegan, Michigan) | Allegan | Michigan | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Barnesville, Georgia) | Barnesville | Georgia | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Canton, Mississippi) | Canton | Mississippi | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Conyers, Georgia) in the former Rockdale County Jail | Conyers | Georgia | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Crawfordsville, Indiana) | Crawfordsville | Indiana | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Dubuque, Indiana) in the former Dubuque County Jail | Dubuque | Iowa | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Gonzales, Texas) | Gonzales | Texas | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Goochland, Virginia) | Goochland | Virginia | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Greenwood, Arkansas) | Greenwood | Arkansas | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania) | Jim Thorpe | Pennsylvania | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Iola, Kansas) | Iola | Kansas | United States | Jail | information | |
| Old Jail Museum (Knoxville, Georgia) | Knoxville | Georgia | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee) | Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Smethport, Pennsylvania) | Smethport | Pennsylvania | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Silverton, Texas) | Silverton | Texas | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (St. Augustine, Florida) in the Old St. Johns County Jail | St. Augustine | Florida | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Taylorsville, North Carolina) | Taylorsville | North Carolina | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Thompson Falls, Montana) | Thompson | Montana | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Valparaiso, Indiana) | Valparaiso | Indiana | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Jail Museum (Winchester, Tennessee) | Winchester | Tennessee | United States | Jail | ||
| Old Melbourne Jail | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Prison | ||
| Old Newgate Prison | East Granby | Connecticut | United States | Prison | Former mine/Colonial prison; also spelled "Old New-Gate Prison" | |
| Old Prison Museum (Deer Lodge, Montana) | Deer Lodge | Montana | United States | Prison | ||
| Old Wilkes Jail (Wilkesboro, North Carolina) | Wilkesboro | North Carolina | United States | Jail | Tom Dooley of the song "Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley" was held here before his trial. | |
| Patarei Prison | Tallinn | Harju County | Estonia | Prison | Official webpage | |
| Peter and Paul Fortress | St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg | Russia | Prison | ||
| Pied-du-Courant Prison | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Prison | ||
| Pottawattamie County Jail | Council Bluffs | Iowa | United States | Jail | Rotary Jail | |
| Presidio Modelo | Nueva Gerona | Isla de la Juventud | Cuba | Prison | ||
| Qasr Prison (Qasr museum-Qarden) | Tehran | Tehran | Iran | Prison | www | |
| Richard III Museum | York | North Yorkshire | United Kingdom | Prison | Primarily about Richard III, the museum also has a working portcullis, a medieval execution chamber, and a small prison cell | |
| Robben Island Museum | Robben Island | Western Cape | South Africa | Prison | ||
| Sabine County Jail Museum and Vergie Speights Memorial Library | Hemphill | Texas | United States | Jail | ||
| Solovetsky Monastery | Solovetsky Islands | Russia | ||||
| Texas Prison Museum | Huntsville | Texas | United States | Prison | ||
| Towhid Prison(Ebrat Museum) | Tehran | Tehran | Iran | Prison | ||
| Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Prison | |||
| Ulucanlar Prison Museum | Altındağ | Ankara | Turkey | Prison | www | |
| Wicklow Gaol | Wicklow | County Wicklow | Republic of Ireland | Prison | Irish National Monument | |
| Wilson County Jailhouse Museum | Floresville | Texas | United States | Jail | ||
| Wyoming Frontier Prison (Rawlins, Wyoming) | Rawlins | Wyoming | United States | Prison | ||
| Wyoming Territorial Prison (Laramie, Wyoming) | Laramie | Wyoming | United States | Prison | www | |
| Yuma Territorial Prison | Yuma | Arizona | United States | Prison | ||
| Shrewsbury Prison | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | United Kingdom | Prison | https://www.jailhousetours.com
Built in 1793 The Dana Gaol has over 200 years of history to share, from Georgian and Victorian to more modern day prison life (the last prisoners served here in 2013). Visit on one of the very popular guided or self-guided heritage tours, alternatively take part in the Tunnel Tours, ghost tours, private tours, educational or corporate days, break out of an escape room or take part in one of many events that happen throughout the year. | |
| Gloucester Prison | Gloucester | Gloucestershire | United Kingdom | Prison | https://www.jailhousetours.com
Built in 1792, Gloucester prison has over 200yrs of history and stories to share. visit on one of the very popular guided or self-guided heritage tours, alternatively take part in ghost tours, private tours, educational or corporate days, break out of an escape room or take part in one of many events that happen throughout the year. | |
| Shepton Mallet Prison | Shepton Mallet | Somerset | United Kingdom | Prison | https://www.jailhousetours.com
Built in 1610, this prison has over 400 years of history to share; in addition to its regular use as a prison it was used as a British Military Prison, an American Military prison and a place to store special artefacts such as the Crown Jewells and The Domesday Book during the war. Visit Shepton Prison on one of the very popular guided or self-guided heritage tours, alternatively take part in ghost tours, private tours, educational or corporate days, break out of an escape room or take part in one of many events that happen throughout the year. |
See also
References
- "Abashiri astounds with its ice and convict connections". The Japan Times. 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- Ron Brown (2006). Behind Bars: Inside Ontario's Heritage Gaols. Dundurn. p. 25.
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