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
Location	Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Coordinates	18.4386°N 77.1986°W / 18.4386; -77.1986
Status	Closed
Capacity	Unknown
Opened	c. 1795
Closed	Unknown

See also

• Jamaica portal

• List of prisons in Jamaica