The east cells of the jail were completely rotten, the ceilings in the different rooms were insufficient, and the sheriff didn't feel safe when having to confine prisoners in cells or debtor's rooms. It was replaced by a brick jail (further east between King Street and Court Street) in 1824.
The old jail's eastern sections were severely deteriorated, with insufficient ceilings in different areas. The sheriff felt uneasy about housing prisoners in these cells or debtor's rooms. A new brick jail was built in 1824, located to the east between King Street and Court Street.