A portion of the land presently occupied by the Providence Place Mall in Providence, Rhode Island, was once occupied by the Providence Jail. The jail was constructed in 1838, and replaced an earlier jail that was located along Canal Street. The Providence Jail remained in use until 1877, when a new state prison was built in Cranston. The former Providence Jail was then used as a boarding house by the City of Providence until it was demolished in 1894.
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Portland Gazette & Maine Advertiser
September 8, 1806
Unknown Newspaper
May 11, 1826
Rhode Island Republican
August 21, 1823
Rhode Island Republican
June 30, 1825
Rhode Island Republican
November 10, 1825
Literary Cadet & R.I. Statesman
May 15, 1828
Herald of the Times
Newport, RI
June 30, 1830
Herald of the Times
Newport R.I.
January 2, 1833
Rhode Island republican
January 29, 1833
Herald of the Times
Newport, RI
June 27, 1833
Northern Star & Constitutionalist
Warren, RI
January 31, 1835
Alexandria Gazette
April 13, 1839
Herald of the Times
Newport, R. I.
May 19, 1842
The Voice of Freedom
Montpelier VT.
September 9, 1847
Sunday Dispatch (N.Y.)
February 28, 1848
New York Herald
December 2, 1850
The Rutland (VT.) Weekly Herald
November 7, 1872
Rutland Weekly Herald
November 7, 1872
New York Tribune
September 19, 1893
Providence News
April 10, 1893
Providence News
April 10, 1893
Providence News
April 10, 1893
The Morning Journal & Courier
New Haven, CT
September 19, 1893
The Providence News
July 20, 1894
The Providence News
November 25, 1903
Daily Kennebec Journal
September, 22, 1909
Norwich Bulletin
September 15, 1921
The Washington Times
April 21, 1930
To see vintage Rhode Island Department of Corrections uniform insignia, click on the link below.
