Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons.
Museums with a main purpose not associated with the jail or prison in which they are located are listed separately, below the main list.
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| Name |
Location |
State/Province |
Country |
Jail/
Prison |
Notes |
| Old Courthouse & Old Jailhouse Museums |
West Bend, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
United States |
Jail |
Operated by Washington County Historical Society, Inc. |
|
| 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 |
|
| Bodmin Gaol |
Bodmin |
Cornwall |
United Kingdom |
Jail |
http://www.bodminjail.org/ |
| Buckingham Old Gaol |
Buckingham |
Buckinghamshire |
United Kingdom |
Jail |
Museum of Buckingham and rural life as well as the building as a prison |
| Burlington County Prison |
Mount Holly |
New Jersey |
United States |
Prison |
|
| Carthage Jail |
Carthage |
Illinois |
United States |
Jail |
location of the death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement |
|
| State Prison of Southern Michigan Cell Block 7 Prison Museum |
Jackson, Michigan |
Michigan |
United States |
Prison |
Museum located on an active prison ground |
Independently operated by the Ella Sharp Museum |
|
| Clink, The |
London |
London Borough of Southwark |
United Kingdom |
Prison |
|
| Missouri State Penitentiary |
Jefferson City |
Missouri |
United States |
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 |
|
| Ely Museum |
Ely |
Cambridgeshire |
United Kingdom |
Jail |
http://www.elymuseum.org.uk/ |
| Fremantle Prison |
Fremantle |
Western Australia |
Australia |
Prison |
|
| Galleries of Justice |
Nottingham |
Nottinghamshire |
United Kingdom |
Jail and Prison |
|
| Hexham Old Gaol |
Hexham |
Northumberland |
United Kingdom |
Prison |
|
| Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum |
Southern District |
Stanley |
Hong Kong |
Museum at Stanley Prison |
Official webpage
The museum comprises ten galleries with one mock gallows and two mock cells. |
| Jail Museum (Truckee, California) |
Truckee |
California |
United States |
Jail |
|
| Kansas Regional Prisons Museum |
Lansing |
Kansas |
United States |
Prison |
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The Lansing Historical Museum is home to hundreds of artifacts and documents relating to the Kansas State Penitentiary/Lansing Correctional Facility. |
| 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, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement and associates were imprisoned there in 1838-1839 during the 1838 Mormon War. |
| Littledean Jail |
|
Gloucestershire |
United Kingdom |
Jail |
http://www.littledeanjail.com |
| Louisiana State Penitentiary |
Angola |
Louisiana |
United States |
Prison |
http://angolamuseum.org/ |
| Lubyanka (KGB) |
Moscow |
|
Russia |
Prison |
On Lubyanka Square |
| Ludwigsburg Prison Museum |
Ludwigsburg |
Baden-Württemberg |
Germany |
Prison |
|
| Malaysia Prison Museum |
Malacca City |
Malacca |
Malaysia |
Prison |
|
| 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 |
|
| Nationaal Gevangenismuseum |
Veenhuizen |
Drenthe |
Netherlands |
Prison |
National Dutch prison museum |
| Museo de Tradiciones y Leyendas |
León |
León Department |
Nicaragua |
Jail |
|
| Museo del Presidio de Ushuaia |
Ushuaia |
Tierra del Fuego |
Argentina |
Prison |
http://museomaritimo.com/ |
| Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec |
Quebec City |
Quebec |
Canada |
Prison |
Mostly an art museum |
| Newcastle Gaol Museum |
Toodyay |
Western Australia |
Australia |
|
|
| 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 City Jail (Mount Dora, Florida) |
Mount Dora |
Florida |
United States |
Jail |
Currently houses the Royellou Museum. |
| Old Idaho State Penitentiary |
Boise |
Idaho |
United States |
Prison |
|
| Olde Gaol Museum |
Lindsay |
Ontario |
Canada |
Jail |
Website |
| 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 (Iola, Kansas) |
Iola |
Kansas |
United States |
Jail |
information |
| 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 Wilkes Jail (Wilkesboro, North Carolina) |
Wilkesboro |
North Carolina |
United States |
Jail |
Tom Dooley of the song "Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley" was held here before his trial. |
| 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 Fauquier County Jail |
Warrenton |
Virginia |
United States |
Jail |
|
| Old Jail Museum (Winchester, Tennessee) |
Winchester |
Tennessee |
United States |
Jail |
|
| Old Melbourne Jail |
Melbourne |
Victoria |
Australia |
Prison |
|
| 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 |
|
Wyoming Frontier Prison (Rawlins, Wyoming) |
Rawlins |
Wyoming |
United States |
Prison |
| Patarei Prison |
Tallinn |
Harju County |
Estonia |
Prison |
Official webpage |
| 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 |
Huntsville |
Texas |
United States |
Prison |
|
| Towhid Prison(Ebrat Museum) |
Tehran |
Tehran |
Iran |
Prison |
|
| Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum |
Phnom Penh |
|
Cambodia |
Prison |
|
| Ulucanlar Prison Museum |
Altındağ |
Ankara |
Turkey |
Prison |
www.ulucanlarcezaevimuzesi.com |
| Wilson County Jailhouse Museum |
Floresville |
Texas |
United States |
Jail |
|
| Yuma Territorial Prison |
Yuma |
Arizona |
United States |
Prison |
|
| Qasr Prison (Qasr museum-Qarden) |
Tehran |
Tehran |
Iran |
Prison |
www.qasr.ir |
