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The Pottawattamie County Jail is also known as Squirrel Cage Jail is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It's built like a giant Lazy Susan and the cells are pie shaped. There is a single door on all 3 levels, but you need to use a hand crank to spin the jail and line it up. Some very infamous prisoners served time in this jail, including Jake Bird, also known as the Tacoma Ax-killer. It's rumored that Jake put a hex on people and now he haunts the jail.
Website: Drinking The Cool Aid
Resources:
- A Haunted History of the Squirrel Cage Jail - Blog - Unleash Council Bluffs (unleashcb.com)
- Mobile paranormal (thehistoricalsociety.org)
- The Squirrel Cage Jail - Petticoats & Pistols (petticoatsandpistols.com)
- Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs, Iowa (roadsideamerica.com)
- Iowa's Infamous Squirrel Cage Jail | Iowa Public Radio
- History Goes Bump In The Night: Ep. 284 - Squirrel Cage Jail
- Pottawattamie Squirrel Cage Jail – Council Bluffs, Iowa - Atlas Obscura
- Squirrel Cage Jail – Haunted Houses
- This Jail In Iowa Has a Dark And Evil History (onlyinyourstate.com)
- Youtube-Iowa Culture: Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs
- Ghost Adventures-Serial Killer Spirits: Axe Killer Jail

