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    Photo by Columbian Centinel American Federalist via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • 1829 Leverett St jail Boston map BPL 12254.png

    Photo by Charles Stimpson via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Background

The Leverett Street Jail (1822–1851) in Boston, Massachusetts served as the city and county prison for some three decades in the mid-19th century. Inmates included John White Webster. Notorious for its overcrowding, the facility closed in 1851, when inmates were installed in the nearby, newly built Charles Street Jail, also in the West End.

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@misc{worldprisons-leverett-street-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Leverett Street Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/leverett-street-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}