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iron and one of solid iron, were provided for each cell, as was a window covered with grated iron that permitted wind from the outside to enter. The cells were not heated, and some prisoners died of exposure. Each cell is six by nine feet and intended for three prisoners, though during the Civil War, up to twenty prisoners were confined in each one.
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The jailer's office formed part of the residence, but has a separate entryway from the house. The jail consisted of six upstairs and six downstairs cells, with two-foot thick walls of limestone blocks. A single kerosene lamp in the hallway provided the only light at night. Two doors, one of grated
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Some of the crimes charged upon its prisoners prior to the Civil War included: horse racing on public streets, firing guns in town, operating a gaming house, assault and battery, disturbing the peace, disturbing a religious meeting, or building a privy "not over a pit".
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jail cells. A brick structure was added on to the rear of the original jail in 1907, to house chain gangs who worked on roads, sewers, and other public projects.
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The jailer's wife cooked meals for her family and the prisoners, in a small kitchen at the back of the house. The jailer was paid about
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leader, was briefly incarcerated there, as were those who refused to take a pro-Union
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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has an Independence address but is outside the city limits.
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The building was designed by A. B. Cross, a notable early
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Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House is located in Missouri
Jackson County Jail and Marshal's House is located in the United States
Independence
Missouri
39°5′36″N 94°24′55″W / 39.09333°N 94.41528°W / 39.09333; -94.41528
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Independence
Missouri
United States
jail
Jackson County, Missouri
museum
National Register of Historic Places
architect
Kansas City, Missouri
limestone
American Civil War
Provost Marshal
William Clark Quantrill
guerrilla
loyalty oath
Frank James
Jesse James


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