Lock 'em up!

Military life could be strict. A soldier could be punished for an offense as minor as being outside his barracks after lights-out. Military penalties could include loss of rank, heavy fines, assignment to a work detail, or imprisonment for a few days in one of the cells in the Post Guardhouse or jail. For serious crimes, prisoners were transported to Fort Jay on Governors Island in upper New York Harbor to wait for their trial date.