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Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail

Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail
Location	Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Coordinates	18°26′19″N 77°11′55″W / 18.4386°N 77.1986°W / 18.4386; -77.1986
Status	Closed
Capacity	Unknown
Opened	c. 1795
Closed	Unknown

The Old Jail in Saint Ann's Bay is said to have been the very first prison in Jamaica. Built as a fort c. 1750, it was declared useless in 1795 as the sea was encroaching. It was then converted into a jail and house of correction. The jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for lunatics, a room for debtors, a 'hospital', and a jailers' quarters. Many slaves died there.

See also

• List of prisons in Jamaica

References

1. ^ Jamaican Prisons, Irie Jamaica Blogspot.
2. ^ "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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