List of jail and prison museums
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Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons.
Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Registry 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.
To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
Name | Location | State/Province | Country | Jail/ Prison |
Notes |
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1811 Lincoln County Museum & Old Jail | Wiscasset | Maine | United States | Jail | |
Alcatraz Island | San Francisco Bay Area | California | United States | Prison | |
Beaumaris Gaol | Beaumaris | Anglesey, Wales | United Kingdom | Jail | |
Carthage Jail | Carthage | Illinois | United States | Jail | location of the death of Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of Mormonism |
Clink, The | London | London Borough of Southwark | United Kingdom | 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 | |
Galleries of Justice | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | United Kingdom | Jail and Prison | |
Hexham Old Gaol | Hexham | Northumberland | United Kingdom | Prison | |
Jail Museum (Truckee, California) | Truckee | California | United States | Jail | |
Kilmainham Gaol | Dublin | Dublin Region | Ireland | Prison | |
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, Jr., founder of Mormonism and associates were imprisoned there in 1838-1839 during the Mormon War. |
Lubyanka (KGB) | Moscow | Russia | Prison | On Lubyanka Square | |
Mills County Old Jail Museum | Goldwaite | Texas | United States | Jail | |
Montgomery County Jail and Sheriff's Residence | Crawfordsville | Indiana | United States | Jail | Rotary Jail |
Moore County Old Jail Museum | Lynchburg | Tennessee | United States | Jail | |
Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas | León | León Department | Nicaragua | Jail | |
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec | Quebec City | Quebec | Canada | Prison | Mostly an art museum |
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 | |
Hamilton County Historical Museum in the Old Hamilton County Jail |
Jasper | Florida | United States | Jail | Web page |
Old County Jail and Museum (Tolland, Connecticut) | Tolland | Connecticut | United States | Jail | |
Old Idaho State Penitentiary | Boise | Idaho | United States | Prison | |
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 (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 (Knoxville, Georgia) | Knoxville | Georgia | United States | Jail | |
Old Jail Museum (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee) | Lawrenceburg | Tennessee | 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 (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 (Valparaiso, Indiana) | Valparaiso | Indiana | United States | Jail | |
Old Jail Museum (Warrenton, Virginia) | Warrenton | Virginia | United States | Jail | |
Old Jail Museum (Winchester, Tennessee) | Winchester | Tennessee | United States | Jail | |
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 | |
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 |
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 | Hunsville | Texas | United States | Prison | |
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum | Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Prison | ||
Wilson County Jailhouse Museum | Floresville | Texas | United States | Jail | |
Yuma Territorial Prison | Yuma | Arizona | United States | Prison |
[edit] Other museums
- Amelia Island Museum of History at the old Nassau County Jail, Ameila Island, Florida
- Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas