THE CORNWALL JAIL - PART II

Visited: October 2008
CORNWALL Ontario


UPPER LEVEL

Guards Office just off of the main cell block.

The 'modern' cell block.


There is a recreational section just outside the individual cells. Tables, TV's.

On the tables were board games printed directly on. RISK & MONOPOLY. Both have been scratched away by inmates.

A typical cell.

Privacy for the Loo: "STAY OUT When nobody is here".

Graffiti - "Mohawk Mafia" "L, Seguin" & Counting the Days.

LEVEL 1

Map of the First Floor.

THE female cell.

Graffiti in the female cell.

Medical Centre.

Tunnel to connect to the Courtroom Staircase.

This staircase led to the courtroom above. Prisoners could be sentenced quickly without ever leaving the building.

The Stairs to Justice.

The jail is an amazing piece of history. I love that they have preserved it as it was. It is also said to be haunted - strange sounds, voices, noises, etc. While I certainly saw nothing of the sort, one experiences, if only a fraction, of how terrible conditions were (even recently). There are many stories here and this is definitely worth exploring.

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