The Old Prison is located in the Citadel of Victoria,

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, adjacent to the Courts of Justice to which it was originally connected. Today, the prison complex is divided into two different buildings: the entrance hall, which had been a common cell in the 19th century, and a free-standing block with six individual cells. The prison was active from the mid-16th century until 1962. First, it used to host the rowdiest or most riotous knights, as a place to cool down. Even the most historical knight, Fra Jean Parisot de Valette (later Grand Master of Malta) was imprisoned there in 1538. The site is well preserved in its original state, and one can find a large amount of graffiti etched into the

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walls. Representations are often of ships, hand-prints, crosses, names, dates, games, and anthropomorphic figures. Graffiti prison Gozo 01.jpg, Graffiti etched in the walls by the prisoners File:Graffiti prison Gozo.jpg, Graffiti etched in the walls by the prisoners

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{{Citta Victoria Museums in Malta Defunct prisons in Malta Prison museums in Europe Victoria, Gozo Sites managed by Heritage Malta