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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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Kansas
Fredonia
Wilson County Historical Society Museum
420 North Seventh Street
Fredonia KS 66736
Phone 316 378-3965
Web Site *****
Description
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail

Manhattan

Hartford House Museum

2309 Claflin Road

Manhattan KS

Phone 785 565-6490

Web Site http://www.kvha.org/culthist.htm

Description on ground of Riley County Museum, prefabricated house arrived by

Type of Resource House Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Jail

Era 1855

Owner/Operator: Riley County Museum

New or Updated: 3/26/2006

Russell

Fossil Station Museum

331 Kansas Street

Russell KS

Phone 785 483-3637

Web Site http://www.rchs.rwisp.com/Fossil_Station/fossil_station.html

Description stone sheriff's quarters and jail, now local history museum

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Jail

Research Library

Era 1907

Owner/Operator: Russell County Historical Society

New or Updated: 7/5/2006

Kentucky
Brooksville
Bracken County Historical Society
207 Madison Avenue
PO Box 307
Brooksville KY 41004
Phone 606 735-3337
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~kybchs/bracken.html
Description society located in 1811 jail building which they are trying to restore, currently offer archives and research collection
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus Historical Society
Building Type Jail
Field of Study/Science Facility Genealogy
Research /Reading Archive
New or Updated: 06/01/2003

Kentucky
Franklin
Simpson County Archives & Museum
206 North College St
Franklin KY 42134
Phone 270 586-4228
Web Site http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyschs/
E-mail mailto:information@simpsoncountykyarchives.com
Description located in unique old stone jail, focus is primarily on documents
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail
Research /Reading Archives
Owner/Operator: Simpson County Historical Society
New or Updated: 06/12/2003

Lancaster

Garrard County Jail Museum

102 Stanford Street

Lancaster KY 40444

Phone 859 792-3065

Web Site *****

Alt Web http://www.kytravel.com/ktg10.html

Description

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Building Type Jail

Owner/Operator: Garrard County Historical Society

New or Updated: 1/5/2005

Wiscasset

Old Lincoln County Jail

Federal Street

PO Box 61

Wiscasset ME 04578

Phone 207 882-6871

Web Site http://www.lincolncountyhistory.org/lchaparts/oldjail.htm

Description housed prisoners from 1811-1954

Type of Resource Museum

Building Type Jail

Era 1811

Owner/Operator: Lincoln County Historical Association Inc

New or Updated: 1/2/2006

Beyond the Newsstand

Missouri
Fredericktown
Historic Madison County
122 North Main
Fredericktown MO 63645
Phone 573 783-2722
Web Site http://www.historicalresearch.org/historicalsociety.htm
Description local history
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Jail

Last Update: 01/11/2008

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