Haunted Prisons (23)

23 verified haunted prisons from around the world. Each location includes its story, a 1–5 scare rating and GPS coordinates.

• West Virginia Penitentiary
  West Virginia, Moundsville · Scare 5/5
  Gotiskt fängelse där 94 män avrättades. Cellerna var så trånga att de dömdes som grym bestraffning.
• West Virginia Penitentiary
  West Virginia, Moundsville · Scare 5/5
  Byggt på en indiansk gravhög — 94 avrättningar och den ökände "Shadow Man".
• Port Arthur
  Tasmanien · Scare 5/5
  The British Empire's feared penal colony — over 1,000 died during its operation.
• Kilmainham Gaol
  Ireland, Dublin · Scare 5/5
  Irlands största oanvända fängelse — ledarna av påsken-uppropet 1916 avrättades här.
• Adelaide Gaol
  South Australia, Adelaide · Scare 4/5
  45 män hängdes här och vilar ännu inom murarna — en seriemördares ande vandrar bland gravarna.
• Boggo Road Gaol
  Queensland, Brisbane · Scare 4/5
  Den siste avrättade mannens skugga ses i cellblock E — och en trebent spökkatt stryker mot besökarnas ben.
• Old Charleston Jail
  South Carolina, Charleston · Scare 4/5
  Fängelse där pirater och Lavinia Fisher väntade på galgen. Hon sägs spöka än.
• Alcatraz
  Kalifornien, San Francisco · Scare 4/5
  Cell 14D är tio grader kallare än resten — och kalla fläckar rör sig genom blocket i mänsklig form.
• Maitland Gaol
  New South Wales, Maitland · Scare 4/5
  Australia's oldest unaltered prison — in operation 1848-1998.
• Old Geelong Gaol
  Victoria, Geelong · Scare 4/5
  Geelong's old prison — in operation 1849-1991, today known for ghost tours.
• Ohio State Reformatory
  Ohio, Mansfield · Scare 4/5
  Det slottslika fängelset där The Shawshank Redemption spelades in. Över 200 personer dog innanför murarna.
• Bodmin Jail
  Cornwall, Bodmin · Scare 4/5
  Byggt 1779 — spöken efter avrättade fångar hemsöker den smulande interiören.
• Nürnberger Lochgefängnisse
  Bayern, Nürnberg · Scare 4/5
  Under rådhuset gömmer sig tolv mörka celler och en tortyrkammare — de torterades skrik nådde upp till torget.
• Fremantle Prison
  Western Australia, Fremantle · Scare 4/5
  44 hangings and countless floggings — a prison built by the convicts themselves.
• Old Melbourne Gaol
  Victoria, Melbourne · Scare 4/5
  133 hangings — Ned Kelly's execution site is now Melbourne's most haunted building.
• Cockatoo Island
  New South Wales, Sydney · Scare 3/5
  UNESCO island in Sydney Harbour — a penal colony, then a shipyard.
• Old Gaol Albany
  Western Australia, Albany · Scare 3/5
  Prison in Albany from the 1850s — today a museum.
• Hotell Bilan
  Värmland, Karlstad · Scare 3/5
  Karlstad's old county prison — today a hotel with classic Swedish ghost stories.
• Blokhuispoort
  Friesland, Leeuwarden · Scare 3/5
  Fängelse i 427 år — konstnärerna som flyttat in säger att de arga fångarnas vrede ännu känns.
• Landskrona Citadel
  Skåne, Landskrona · Scare 3/5
  16th-century Renaissance fortress — later a women's prison and house of correction.
• Landskrona Citadel and the Angel-Maker
  Skåne · Scare 3/5
  Landskrona Citadel, on the Öresund coast in Skåne, is one of northern Europe's best-preserved 16th-century fortresses. The building has been both a defensive stronghold and a prison, and its history is filled with both drama and tragedy...
• 9 of Sweden's Most Haunted Places
  Scare 3/5
  Experience Sweden's eeriest stories! From rectories with weeping women to mental hospitals where time seems to have stood still — Sweden is full of places with both dark secrets and restless spirits.
• Gävle County Cell Prison
  Gävleborg · Scare 3/5
  The old prison in Gävle, once one of Sweden's most modern institutions, carries a dark and dramatic history. And perhaps something more. Visitors and staff at what is now the Swedish Prison Museum have reported strange phenomena.

FAQ

How many haunted prisons are there?

Haunted Places lists 23 haunted prisons worldwide, each with its story and a 1–5 scare rating.

What are the most famous haunted prisons?

Among the most notable: West Virginia Penitentiary, West Virginia Penitentiary, Port Arthur.

Where can you find haunted prisons?

You'll find haunted prisons in Australia, United States, Sweden, Ireland, United Kingdom, Germany (+1 more).

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