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storiesofbritainpod t1_j3yocig wrote on January 11, 2023 at 11:38 PM

Reply to comment by Mysterious-Banana313 in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Yes. For centuries prisons and "lunatic asylums" had paying public visitors. I am just writing about Newgate Prison, and the warders funded themselves partly by charging visitors.