Jun 16

Terror on the Wall

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There were good days and not so good. The Old Jail was built around the end of the 19th Century. Damp, dark with heavy stonewalls, flat Iron strap bars, small overcrowded cells. Multiple tiers of cells were in the back jail and a lower and upper level front jail for special medical classifications. This is the kind of jail you pay for now. Ghost tours costing ten dollars or more to get scared when someone jumps out at you. Don’t forget to take pictures of ORBS. This jail was a classic.

A rookie, I worked 2nd shift. My first night I came in the front door and the heavy six-inch thick door thumped loud behind me-possibly deliberately. I got the message. I walked through 2 sets of “sally ports”-sally ports were two heavy sets of bars-cages separated six feet apart. No two gates would be opened at one time-security was good. Continue reading