1,236 Comments for York Street Jail

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I love these places
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This looks similar to the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. I love your prison albums Motts
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Statistically, one in every 10 people is gay. I'm sure Puchi Hill was not alone in there...
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"...sometimes, some crimes go slipping through the cracks, which leads to gumshoes..." LOVED that cartoon. They were also on Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies.
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Motts forgets to mention that although the blanket was soft, it was so stiff, it could be cracked in half...

...must have been the cell of good ol' Buddy Whackit...lol
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It makes you wonder just who these pics and drawing belonged to...his likes/dislikes...his crime...what he thought and did each day...etc. So much wonder for someone who we will never meet.
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It looks like a giant uncircumsized alien "piece"...lol
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I think as a punishment...inmates should have had to clean these shower floors and walls with toothbrushes, like they had us do in the army. The smell alone and the interesting dried-up spatters you would find on the tile would make one really appreciate keeping their living/washing quarters clean.
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My first thought when I saw this pic was..."I wonder just how many freely-swinging dicks have been in this room?" lol
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I had no idea jail cells had windows...
Wouldn't that be dangerous for anyone walking by? The inmate could have something sharp hidden away and at the right moment, stick his arm out and cut a heffer...just saying...
Never saw this before in any jail. New to me! :) Thanks!
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I grew up north of Spfld and my mother grew up in Holyoke so she was familiar with Spfld and area history,etc. Personally I vaguely remember when the "jail for sale" was still a jail. But for the majority of my life the York Street Jail, really was the "jail for sale" and was actually somewhat of a joke for area residents, ya know is anyone gonna actually buy it, and for what. By the time I went off to college the jail for sale still stood but as time progressed I remember coming home via I-91 and being shocked (doing the old double-take) realizing that this long vacant prison was slowly being demolished and suddenly on one trip back to the area it was gone...
I absolutely love your photos, not only of York St. Jail but many others. Excellent work!
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what a lever!
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neat-O
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beautiful
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The Lamps are still there! Metal shades. Really like them, too. Good picture. Looks long and endless - nice perspective.