The Raymond Street Jail was a jail in Brooklyn, New York City. With its cornerstone laid in a ceremony on August 27, 1836, Raymond Street Jail existed as the main prison for the Brooklyn area until Brooklyn was incorporated into New York City in 1898. The facility was closed on July 20, 1963.[1]
When initially constructed, an oversight in planning resulted in there being no front door, with one having to be cut into the walls as a result. Originally for male prisoners, a female wing was added in 1839. It underwent several phases of construction, and was rebuilt in 1879 and 1909.[1]
Location
Raymond Street later became Ashland Place, Brooklyn.[2] The Raymond Street Jail was in the block between Willoughby Street and DeKalb Avenue.[2] The site of the jail is now the northern third of the Brooklyn Hospital Center.
References
^ ab"Return to Raymond St. Jail". Correction History. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ ab"Brooklyn: Raymond Street Jail, Raymond Street (Ashland Place) between Willoughby Street and DeKalb Avenue, undated". New York Heritage digital collections. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
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