| Prison Name: | Saint Ann's Bay Old Jail |
| Location: | Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica |
| Coordinates: | 18.4386°N -77.1986°W |
| Status: | Closed |
| Capacity: | Unknown |
| Opened: | c. 1795 |
| Closed: | Unknown |
The Old Jail in Saint Ann's Bay is said to have been the very first prison in Jamaica. Built as a fort, it was declared useless in 1795 as the sea was encroaching.[1] It was then converted into a jail and house of correction.[1] The jail had solitary cells, a treadmill, a separate room for lunatics, a room for debtors, a 'hospital', and a jailers' quarters.[1] Many slaves died there.[2]