213 Comments for Salem Jail

Wonder why the idea of such locks never caught on. Or did it? This kind of lock and cell door type seems rare or unheard of.

Looks like a lonely desk is sitting WAY back there. Or maybe it is just a railing

Sorry, I'll pass.

Again, this grafitti could either be the work of inmates or that of people who have explored here before. In this picture, I am leaning more onto the latter being the cause of the writings here.

Well I suppose the privacy thing doesn't hold true to the bedframe being tied up. Guess that guy had too much time on his hands...or was patching it back up, like autoguy said.

Well at least the strips are acting as makeshift curtains and not nooses. That would be too creepy to come across.

Weird how the screen wasn't there first. Having a measly railing guarding a drop to the floor below in a prison seems like a bad idea.

This must have been the prison little Danny Torrence was sent to. Even then he saw visions of REDRUM

Well, he won't be happy seeing that all his paperwork has been replaced with dirt and debris. Worst. Office prank. Ever.

@Sandy If real estate listings have taught me anything, it is if you can't see the price, then it is very expensive.
They really made this place look nice while keeping the prison motif alive. They even kept those little recessed locks

What an intresting locking system. I guess it never really caught on, as this seems like a highly odd way to lock a door.

I want to believe that those wall writings are from a prisoner (for historical reasons), but it could be scrawlings a previous explorer or vandal thought it up.

No toilets? And that place stayed in operation for over a century? Mad men I tell ya!

Hmm...intresting color choice that provides some semblance of life to the bleak life of sitting behind bars

I cannot imagine not having plumbing, those guards must ave loved that.