At the heart of the City of Auburn is its correctional facility. Constructed in 1816, it is the second state prison in New York and among the oldest functional prisons in the U.S.

During a tour of the museum,... Stephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-StandardCayuga Museum Director Eileen McHugh has written a book on the history of the Auburn Correctional Facility.

Newgate Prison in New York City followed shortly after, in 1797, and was joined 19 years later by the larger Auburn Prison, built in western New York state. All three were perhaps naive ...