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were given jurisdiction in Middlesex, as well as in the City of London.

A few decades later in 1236, in an effort to significantly enlarge the prison, the king converted one of the Newgate turrets, which still functioned as a main gate into the city, into an extension of the prison. The addition included new dungeons and adjacent buildings, which would remain unaltered for roughly two centuries.

By the 15th century, however, Newgate was in need of repair.

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