Bodmin Jail

Bodmin Jail is a memorable previous jail arranged in Bodmin, on the edge of Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. Worked in 1779 and shut in 1927, the extensive scope of structures is currently to a great extent in remains, in spite of the fact that parts of the jail have been transformed into a visitor attraction. Bodmin Gaol was planned by Sir John Call and implicit 1779 by detainees of war, and was operational for a long time, in which it saw more than 50 open hangings. It was the principal British jail to hold detainees in individual cells.
The Debtors Act of 1869 nullified detainment for obligation so the jail had save space that was assumed control by the Admiralty for maritime detainees. In the long run, the maritime jail possessed a whole wing of the working, before it was shut in 1922. The first hanging was clearly in 1785, yet the completing date of the correctional facility was in 1788. Killers were paid around 10 a hanging. The last individual to be hanged was in 1909, consequent executions occurred in Exeter Prison.