Fewer things are more alternative than paying to spend the night in jail on your next visit to town. Jeremy Bolton of Ottawa’s very own Jail Hostel tells us more about the building’s dark history and why it appeals to visitors.
Producer: Brier Cook
Camera: Farah Ibrahim
Editor: Pricilla Khan
The entrance of Ottawa’s HI Jail Hostel
Some behind-the-scenes editing
The building is an old prison that first opened in 1862 and shut down in 1972 when a number of prisoners died due to the jail’s inhumane conditions.
Jeremy Bolton tells us about the hostel’s dark history.