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Background
The Columbus City Prison was a municipal prison in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The building was constructed in 1879 in a castle-like style, designed by architect George H. Maetzel. The building served as a prison and headquarters of the Columbus Police Department until a fire demolished the structure in 1920.
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Facility profile
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Population held
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Region
OH
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
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Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Data completeness
24%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Ohio — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q113815329)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Columbus City Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbus-city-prison
Chicago
"Columbus City Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbus-city-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-columbus-city-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Columbus City Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/columbus-city-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}