Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail

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]

Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail is located in Jamaica
Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
LocationSaint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Coordinates18.4386117°N 77.1985674°W / 18.4386117; -77.1985674
StatusClosed
CapacityUnknown
Openedc. 1795
ClosedUnknown

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