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Jails are primarily local, usually for short term stays and normally smaller than prison, which are usually state-run, long term, and pretty large institutions. The basic purpose of both, however, is to detain people who are charged with criminal activity. The cells and security measures are similar, so if you want to know what they feel like from the inside, visit some of the sites listed here. If you know of some we've missed, e-mail the details to us.

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Iowa
Corning
Adams County House of History
1000 Benton Avenue
Corning IA 50841
Phone 515 322-3241
Web Site ******
Description former jail stone jail contains local memorabilia
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
New or Updated: 04/07/2003

Council Bluffs

Squirrel Cage Jail (Pottawattamie County Jail)

226 Pearl Street

Council Bluffs IA 51503

Phone 712 323-2509

Web Site http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Jail.htm

Description 3 story jail's cells rotate to allow guards to view prisoners without moving

Type of Resource Historic Place

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Jail

Industry /Profession Law Enforcement

Owner/Operator: Historical Society of Pottawattamie County

New or Updated: 6/28/2007

Iowa
Toledo
Tama County Historical Museum
200 North Broadway St
Toledo IA 52342
Phone 641 484-6767
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~iatama/links.html
Description pioneer life, Lincoln Highway, log cabin, annex with extensive genealogical collections
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Field of Study/Science Facility Genealogy
Group Identity Native American
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 06/07/2003

Illinois
Carthage
Carthage Jail Visitors Center
307 Walnut St
Carthage IL 62321
Phone 217 357-2989
Web Site http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1844-1-1-1,00.html
Alt Web http://www.delange.org/Carthage/Carthage.htm
Description where Joseph & Hyrum Smith were murdered by a mob in 1844
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Jail
Group Identity LDS
Era 1839
New or Updated: 05/03/2003

Hancock County Historical Society
308 Walnut Street
Carthage IL 62321
Phone 217 357-0043
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Historical Society
Building Type Jail
Research/Reading Library
Era 1890

Illinois
Marion
Williamson County Historical Society
105 South Van Buren Street
Marion IL 62529
Phone 618 997-5863
Web Site http://www.thewchs.com/
Description society is located in jail museum, but focus is clearly on library & genealogy
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Research/Reading Library

Illinois
Rushville
Schuyler County Historical Jail Museum and Genealogy
200 South Congress
Rushville IL 62681
Phone 217 322-6975
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilschuyl/SchuylerCountyHistoricalJail.html
Alt Web http://www.iltrails.org/Schuyler/historicalsociety.html
Description local history and records in historic building - mostly genealogy oriented
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Research/Reading Archives
Era 1857

Indiana
Albion
Old Jail Museum
PO Box 152
Albion IN 46701
Phone 260 636-2803
Web Site http://www.noblehistoricalsociety.org/
Description former jail still has cells, features antique doll collections
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Collection A-F Dolls
Era 1876

Indiana
Valparaiso
Old Jail Museum
153 South Franklin Street
Valparaiso IN 46383
Phone 219 465-3595
Web Site http://home.attbi.com/~hspc/
Description housed in building that served as jail from 1871-1974
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Research /Reading Library
Era 1871
Owner/Operator: Historical Society Porter County Old Jail Museum
Last changed: 01/15/2003

Last Update: 01/01/2011

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