Today on the grave talks, the Old Lake County Jail and the spirits that have never left,

a conversation with Jackie Thompson and Sandy Boyd. drive down Main Street in Crown Point, Indiana, and you'll see a beautiful red brick mansion.

But there's more to that building, much more.

That red brick mansion was built in 1892, and it was the sheriff's house in jail.

Originally, 10 jail cells were on site. But soon they needed more cells and by

1928 they had grown to 150 cells.

For years it might have been best known as an inescapable prison, that is until one very famous prisoner

John Dillinger escaped. These days it might be best known for the prisoners

and guards who have never left.

It was recently voted number six in the USA Today's top 10 haunted destinations in the

U.S.

Today on the grave talks, we'll talk about those who have never left the old Lake County

jail with Jackie Thompson Vice President and Sandy Boyd

president of the old Sheriff's House Foundation.

I was looking at photos of the Old Lake County Jail.

It looks like a really awesome red brick mansion built I know when was it built late 1800s

1882 okay when it was originally built, the law in Indiana was that the sheriff had to live

adjacent to the jail. So the big brick building you see is the sheriff's house. There's like a living room,

dining room, front parlor, there's bedrooms. He was required to live here with his

family. So it was originally built with the 10 cells, but the

overcrowding was a lot. So in 1908, they built another three floor addition onto the jail.

So in 1908 when they built that addition onto the jail,

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