Old prisons and jails in the time of coronavirus; we’re all ‘armchair travelers’ now
I’m a big fan of “heritage travel” and have always enjoyed stopping to read historical markers and...
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Tag: Old Prisons
Prison and jail museums and other attractions respond to coronavirus closure orders
Old Prisons Museums and attractions related to old prisons and jails around the world are almost...
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Prison tourism is a growing heritage travel niche around the world
“A mixture of the macabre and the mundane…” that’s how a 2007 article in the New York...
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Old prisons and jails may have government protections
Sometimes old prisons and jails are torn down when they have outlived their usefulness. But...
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Don Chaddock brings California old prisons history to life
More than 167 years after it was built, California’s oldest prison, San Quentin, still houses...
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Rich lore in California’s online archives
California became the USA’s 31st state on September 9, 1850 – and registered its first “convict...
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The Clink Charity, UK (restaurants)
THE CLINK CHARITIES (RESTAURANTS IN OLD PRISONS), UK HMP Brixton, London, England HMP Cardiff,...
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Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, California
ALCATRAZ FEDERAL PENITENTIARY Ferry Dock, Pier 33 South, Suite 200, San Francisco, California...
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