Vintage Rhode Island Prison Newspaper Articles

     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. 

      Vintage Department of Corrections Insignia

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