Cárcel del Saladero
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The Cárcel del Saladero also known as Cárcel de Villa, was a prison in the Spanish city of Madrid, operational during the 19th century. The name of the prison arose from its original use for bacon sal
Galería general del piso bajo, cárcel de Villa, en La Ilustración
Prison
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A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where people are imprisoned under the authority of the s
A 19th-century jail room at a Pennsylvania museum
A common punishment in Early Modern Europe was to be made a galley slave. The galley pictured here belonged to the Mediterranean fleet of Louis XIV, c. 1694.
In the modern era, many fortified buildings, such as abbeys and fortresses, were converted to use as prisons. Pictured is the cloister of Clairvaux Abbey, converted to a prison exercise yard after secularization.
Women in Plymouth, England (Black-eyed Sue and Sweet Poll) mourning their lovers who are soon to be transported to Botany Bay (1792)