C.I. Old Jail

The building began to be built in 1543, and, except for some small reforms, its appearance has not changed much over the centuries. It deals with imprisonment in all its senses, since it is not only the prisoner who is purging his crime, since the walls of different palaces, walled cities or the walls of convents have also imprisoned, either forcibly or voluntarily, men and women of the past. On the first floor are preserved some of the damp and dark dungeons, where prisoners were held incommunicado until they were sentenced. Part of this floor was also the prison chapel, where prisoners were chained in chains to attend Sunday mass. The second floor has had the most uses, since until 1870 it was the Council House, then the prison governor's house and, finally, it has been dedicated to different cultural uses. Currently, after the museumization of this building, on the middle floor the visitor will get information about the reclusion of monks and hermits in their search for God, or the life of those women prisoners of fathers and husbands, the walled and besieged city, as is the case of Sepulveda, and the evolution and origin of the current prison system, through mobile panels and touch screens. The second floor is divided into two departments; the women's department, with a single room, and the men's department, with six cells and a toilet, as well as a surveillance room, the office of the head of the prison and a space for visitors. On December 24, 1984, this floor held for the last time two prisoners who were being sent to the Burgos prison. The experience of this visit is completed with an audiovisual presentation about the Sepúlveda prison, to learn about its operation and together with environmental sounds, the visitor will see in person what life was like for the prisoners in this place.