Carleton County Gaol

More from within Death Row in the old Carleton County Gaol today. A visit here is a sobering experience.

As noted yesterday, there were only three official executions held here.

This cell, with a ball and chain, is particularly evocative.

These are photographs of a documentary done several years ago in the old gaol.

This window, past the cells, looks out to the next building over, the former courthouse, which has a tunnel connection to this one. Now that courthouse is home to Arts Court, a home for multiple artistic groups.

Criminal justice changes. When Ontario was still Upper Canada, much of the legal system was based on the "bloody code" of Britain's legal system, where many crimes could be capital crimes. 

Windows in Death Row were like this- wooden slats in an upward position to minimize views outside.

A look back down the stairs.

And a final view from the street, with ivy draped over the wall.