The Tombs was the colloquial name for Manhattan Detention Complex, a former municipal jail at 125 White Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was also the nickname for three previous city-run jails in the former Five Points neighborhood of lower Manhattan, in an area now known as the Civic Center.
Location: New York City
Opened: 1838 (original building)
Status: Active
Security class: Municipal Jail
Former name: Halls of Justice, Manhattan House of Detention
Managed by: New York City Department of Corrections
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