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York Debtor's Prison

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  • 1259324 Castle museum, formerly female prison, Castle Precinct, seen from the northwest York 20240520 0164 DxO.jpg

    Photo by Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 1259324 Castle museum, formerly female prison, Castle Precinct, seen from the northwest York 20240520 0165 DxO.jpg

    Photo by Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 1259324 Castle Museum, formerly The Femal Prison, Castle Precinct York 20240521 0019 DxO.jpg

    Photo by Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • 1259324 Castle Museum, formerly The Femal Prison, Castle Precinct York 20240521 0020 DxO.jpg

    Photo by Tilman2007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Castle Museum - geograph.org.uk - 1790330.jpg

    Photo by David Dixon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Castle Museum - geograph.org.uk - 5271682.jpg

    Photo by DS Pugh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Castle Museum - York - geograph.org.uk - 917153.jpg

    Photo by Jeff Pearson via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

  • Castle Museum illuminated - geograph.org.uk - 8247547.jpg

    Photo by DS Pugh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Operational

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Facility profile

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

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Region

City of York

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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World Prisons. (2026). York Debtor's Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york-debtor-s-prison
Chicago
"York Debtor's Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york-debtor-s-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-york-debtor-s-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {York Debtor's Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/york-debtor-s-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}