Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. One of the oldest American prisons was a copper mine.
2. The first jail built in America was in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1790.
3. Rotary jails were like squirrel cages that were segmented into small “pie-shaped cells,” were secured to the floor, and could be spun at will by the sheriff.
4. The Tower of London was used as a prison for over 1000 years.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False

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