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	Monterey County Jail
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Monterey County Jail from the south
Location	142 W. Alisal Street, Salinas, California
Coordinates	36°40′24″N 121°39′34″W / 36.67333°N 121.65944°W
Built	1931
NRHP reference No.	04001028
Added to NRHP	September 24, 2004

The Monterey County Jail is a jail in Salinas, California, United States. Built in 1931,^[2]^[3] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

Cesar Chavez was imprisoned at the jail, raising national attention for the Salinas Valley lettuce boycott and affirming the legal use of boycotts as an organizing model.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Lyons, Jessica (8 April 2004). "The old Monterey County Jail tells a bitter story". Monterey County Weekly. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Encallado, Gina (13 December 2018). "Request for Proposals #10700 for Old Monterey County Jail Adaptive Reuse". County of Monterey Contracts/Purchasing Division. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Burger, James (October 24, 2013). "Kern sites recommended for national park". The Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2013-10-26.

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