Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021

1. The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS Marker

Inscription.
In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It cost $14.20 in fine money to get out.
The jail was torn down in the 60s and the cells moved to City Hall. Here they found use as a jail and birthing center for the town cat, Jezebel. Later they became a popular attraction in the children's reading center of the West Public Library.
Through diligent efforts of Representative Mary Ann Stevens, the cells were saved and later donated to the museum by the Town of West.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement.

Location. 32° 20.181′ N, 90° 9.512′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It can be reached from Lakeland Drive 0.2 miles east of Interstate 55. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1150 Lakeland Drive, Jackson MS 39216, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in

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the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Farm Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Smoke House (within shouting distance of this marker); Fortenberry-Parkman Farm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Oil Industry in Mississippi (about 600 feet away); Union Battery Position (approx. ¾ mile away); Appalachiosaurus (approx. 0.8 miles away); Eotrachodon (approx. 0.8 miles away); Chasmosaurus (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 2, 2021

2. The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.