Ludlow Street Jail - Web april 12, 1878. Tweed was dying that morning, locked inside new york city's ludlow street jail at grand street on the lower east side. Some prisoners, such as soldiers, were held there temporarily awaiting extradition to other jurisdictions, but most of the inmates were debtors imprisoned by their creditors. New york city's federal prison. At about 11:40 a.m., he began to whisper;
New york city's federal prison. Web april 12, 1878. Some prisoners, such as soldiers, were held there temporarily awaiting extradition to other jurisdictions, but most of the inmates were debtors imprisoned by their creditors. Tweed was dying that morning, locked inside new york city's ludlow street jail at grand street on the lower east side. At about 11:40 a.m., he began to whisper;