Jailhouses

We visited two jails while in MO.  In Independence we visited the county jail where Orson Porter Rockwell (who is related on my Dad's side) was said to serve time.  Now this is the way to jail criminals.  I think after staying in these places for a couple of months no one would want to go back.

 These are the cells from the outside.  It was super thick limestone, the whole cell.  It was said to get very cold in the winter.

 Josh and Corey inside one of the cells.  Doesn't it look homey.

The day that we drove back we stopped at Liberty Jail in Liberty MO.  It really was interesting to see what the jail looked like that Joseph Smith was held in.  Very depressing and just to see how they stayed for months makes it even more impressive that He received revelation here and stayed humble.  I didn't know that between the thick stone walls on the outside and the wood on the inside they filled with loose rocks.  This made it impossible to escape.

 The cell was only 6 foot tall and every one of the men were taller than 6 feet.  So they had to hunch over the whole time.

 The only door into the prison.  The inside door had no way to open from the inside.  You had to open it from the outside.

 Josh and Sally left early that morning so they are missing here too.