Colonial Virginia hosted arcane jails with no floors. Inmates who slept in mud were susceptible to multiple diseases, hence many of the prisoners died during their internment.
Author’s Note:
In 2011, Philip Hamilton visited the colonial jail buildings in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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