Macoupin County Jail, Carlinville, Illinois .
N 39° 16.772 W 089° 52.771
16S E 251620 N 4351750
This ol jail was in service for 119 years!!
Waymark Code: WM7YN7
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/23/2009
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This is an old county jail that was in use from 1869 through 1988 when the new county jail was opened. During that time, it was reported that only one prisoner escaped from the jail, but was picked up a few blocks away.
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