Charleston Old City Jail

Last Monday, my class and I visited one of the most haunted buildings in Charleston. To say it was eery would be an understatement, as soon as you took one step in the building, you could feel the presence of something inhuman.

outside view of the jail

a "haunted" wheelchair

The Charleston Old City Jail opened in 1802 and is still standing to this day. They also still do haunted tours through the building. This jail housed the first woman serial killer in the US, named Lavinia Fisher, and although she never first handedly killed anyone, she was apart of a large gang of highwaymen. She was executed in the jail when she was 26-27.

Another cool story about this jail was the youngest criminal there was a 10 year old little boy who was actually wrongfully committed of murder. 

This jail was known for violent punishments that made it almost impossible for the criminals to make it through alive. If you were to survive the inhuman types of punishments, then you were set free, but that was almost impossible. 

Cages for the "worst" criminals, also where
Lavinia Fisher was placed

a type of punishment