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New York's notorious Tombs Jail had a terrible reputation built on a history of cruelty and misery. In this eyewitness description of 19th Century prison life in the prison by an ex-chaplain you will discover that the Tombs was horrible place to be condemned, which few escaped unscathed, many becoming more hardened criminals within its walls than ever before. 👍 Support the channel (donations): Send a SUPER THANKS from the video page 📣 JOIN to support the channel as a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmgmQeg5EoFeGmxIY-0NAlw/join Do you like history? SUBSCRIBE and click the bell icon to keep up-to-date. Please support the channel by sharing this video on social media 📲 ✅ It really helps the channel grow so we can bring you more content to watch 📺 Thank you ▶️ Criminal Past (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj7L8CqIIm4UlEniX1Th2ipu ▶️ American Slums and Tenements (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj6UwyndGFjAEssjC0z4xXU_ ▶️ Victorian documentaries (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj5Nupw8SGZGGfVGg1hWjN6z ▶️ Edwardian Documentaries (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj4GekxnJ9dF4np2LakeH1LA ▶️ Worst Jobs in Victorian History (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj4UEBwfRdQFuMBSqHIwzwZJ ▶️ Victorian workhouses (Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSSHJuYZhj6QXLujpK6VL5Rt6yoZT1Z4 Credits: Narration - markmanningmedia.com CC BY - Lodging House in Field Lane, Men are walking in a long file leaving spoons in a bowl as they go past, Sanitary law and practice a handbook for students of public health and others by Wellcome Collection CC BY-SA - 100 center street new york by Kidfly182 #TheTombsJail #TheTombsNYCJail #TheTombsPrison #NewYork1800s #NewYorkHistory #NewYork1800sVideo #NewYork1800sDocumentary #NewYorkIn1800sPictures #NewYork19thCentury #NewYorkSlums #NewYorkSlumsDocumentary