Close to 30,000 people a year take Haunted Walk’s tour of the 153-year-old former jail and about the same number spend a night there in the hostel, which has operated since 1973.

The death knell will sound next June for tours the Haunted Walk of Ottawa has been leading at the Ottawa Jail Hostel, barring a change of heart by the non-profit organization that runs Nicholas ...

For almost three decades, the Haunted Walk showcased Ottawa’s old jail on Nicholas Street , showing off the cramped prison cells to thousands of people each year.

The outside of an Ottawa Jail which has been converted into a hostel The prison was built in 1862 to provide cells for inmates closer to Ottawa's courthouse.

Susie Beever News Reporter 15:36, 19 Oct 2022 Updated 15:36, 19 Oct 2022 Ottawa Jail is a real converted prison where guests can sleep in the cells and take a tour around death row (Image: HI Hostels) ...

It was converted into a unique hostel in 1973. The hostel has advised Haunted Walk that its contract to conduct historic tours and ghost tours, which ends June 26, 2016, won’t be renewed.

After 20 years of operation, Glen Shackleton, president of Haunted Walks has been told by the HI-Ottawa Jail hostel that their relationship has come to an end.

After 20 years of operation, Glen Shackleton, president of Haunted Walks has been told by the HI-Ottawa Jail hostel that their relationship has come to an end.