The Cage (Richmond, Virginia)

The Cage was a jail, often used as a slave jail, that was located at the northwest corner of 17th and Main in Richmond, Virginia, United States prior to and during the American Civil War. The Cage was a short-term lockup facility. Corporal punishment was also inflicted there.

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