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Bruin's Slave Jail

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Verified 29 May 2026
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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1819

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1819

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

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Conditions Risk Score

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Data completeness

16%

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