Who invented the jail building, and when was the first jail built?

Answer 1

The Olde NewGate Prision was the first prision in America,used to house prisioners during the Revelationary War.
It was a Copper Mine In the early 1700 hundreds.

Answer 2

We may never know the answer to that question, but I traced prisons back this far, anyway:

"The Bible, on the other hand, provides us with some very specific chronological data regarding these events. I Kings 6:1, a pivotal reference for all Old Testament chronology, dates the Exodus 480 years before the fourth year of Solomon, accepted by virtually all scholars as 966 BC. This places the Exodus in ca. 1446 BC; a date which agrees with the so-called Early Date for the Exodus.
Next, Exodus 12:40 states that Jacob came to dwell in Egypt 430 years before the Exodus. Thus he came to Egypt in ca. 1876 BC. These Biblical references clearly show that Joseph ought to be dated in the Middle Kingdom rather than in the Hyksos Period.
Several specific points in the Joseph story confirm a
Middle Kingdom rather than a Hyksos date for Joseph. In Genesis 41:14 Joseph is called out of prison to meet with the king. "

The ancient Babylonians were a legal-minded people. Law was highly developed. The mother occupied a prominent place in the community in early times. The Code of Hammurabi was in force 2250 B. C. It shows a high sense of justice.

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[paragraph continues] It embodied the needs of a settled community whose chief occupations were agriculture and commerce. Gibbon tells us that the rights of persons and of property were clearly set forth and carefully guarded. Crimes were severely punished. Marriage and family were the subject of wise provisions. Inheritance was regulated and the interests of widow and orphans duly protected. Commerce was highly developed and Babylonian merchants had extensive connections with other lands. Judges were forbidden to accept bribes and prisons were to be found in every town. "

Answer 3

It exists since the time civilizations came in to existence officially. But it can date back down even. When human beings were hunters they were jailing animals or other threatening enemies.

It might have had its origin while man was still hunting in the wild for food. He dug a pit to capture big animals for food. Thus they got jailed and captured. This slowly evolved into a more modern Jail houses.

Answer 4

The jailhouse or 'holding cell' has been around since the time of Jesus-- maybe much earlier.

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