The Old Salem Jail

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North American (General)

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the old Salem Jail, The reputedly haunted Correctional Facility played host to an estimated 50 hangings and enjoys a long and dark history. The old Salem jail was built in 18 13 located next to the Howard Street Cemetery were accused, which, and Giles Corey was crushed to death Among many inmates to be incarcerated in the prison, Albert DeSalvo, more commonly known as the Boston Strangler, was famously confined here. By 1984. Conditions in the prison had deteriorated to such a level that a federal judge ordered the jails closure, which eventually took place in 1991. Until then, it had been the oldest operating prison in America. And there it's sad, abandoned, crumbling into ruin and collecting ghost stories as three years past. Visitors to the old Salem jail reported sightings of dark apparitions wandering the anti corridors and rooms of the prison. Mysterious lights were sometimes spotted shining from within. An unearthly screams were heard echoing in the thick granite walls. Today, after an extensive renovation of the structure, it has been turned into luxury apartments, and the spirits of the old Salem jail appeared to be at rest for the time being. That is