List of jail and prison museums


Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons.
Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National Register of Historic Places. For example, see Old St. Johns County Jail in St Augustine, Florida.
Museums with a main purpose not associated with the jail or prison in which they are located are listed separately, below the main list.
NameLocationState/ProvinceCountryJail/
Prison		Notes
1811 Lincoln County Museum & Old JailWiscassetMaineUnited StatesJail
Abashiri Prison MuseumAbashiriHokkaidoJapanPrisonThe only prison museum in Japan.
Alcatraz IslandSan Francisco Bay AreaCaliforniaUnited StatesPrison
Ancienne Prison de Trois-RivieresTrois-RivieresQuebecCanadaPrison
Beaumaris GaolBeaumarisAnglesey, WalesUnited KingdomJail
Bodmin GaolBodminCornwallUnited KingdomJailhttp://www.bodminjail.org/
Buckingham Old GaolBuckinghamBuckinghamshireUnited KingdomJailMuseum of Buckingham and rural life as well as the building as a prison
Burlington County PrisonMount HollyNew JerseyUnited StatesPrison
Carthage JailCarthageIllinoisUnited StatesJaillocation of the death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
Cell Block 7 Prison Museum, State Prison of Southern MichiganJackson, MichiganMichiganUnited StatesPrison Museum located on an active prison ground, independently operated by the
Central PenitentiarySan JoséSan José ProvinceCosta RicaPrison
Cellular JailPort BlairAndaman and Nicobar IslandsIndiaPrisonMany Indian Independence activists were kept in this prison by the British during the British Raj in India.
Clink, TheLondonLondon Borough of SouthwarkUnited KingdomPrison
Cork City GaolCorkCounty CorkRepublic of IrelandPrison
Crumlin Road BelfastNorthern IrelandUnited KingdomPrison
Daviess County Rotary Jail and Sheriff's ResidenceGallatinMissouriUnited StatesJailRotary Jail
Eastern State PenitentiaryPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUnited StatesPrison
Eden Camp MuseumMaltonNorth YorkshireUnited KingdomPrison
Ely MuseumElyCambridgeshireUnited KingdomJail