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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Dorchester has, for over 120 years, been home to the Maritime Federal Penitentiary. Next to the Keillor House Museum is the former County Jail, parts of which were constructed in 1880 on land donated by John Keillor. This jail had the dubious distinction as the site of the last double hanging in New Brunswick when the Bannister brothers were put to death in 1936. The jail, now in private hands, fronts on the village "Square", which was once home to no less than 14 lawyers. PENITENTIARY DISPLAY Located in the Keillor House Coach House, the Penitentiary Display features many items from the Dorchester Penitentiary, such as confiscated items from inmates, tied sheets used in an actual escape attempt, and the infamous "whipping bench".
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