1. A character remarks at the end that he has seen many of the old black and white gaol movies from the US. 一个角色在片尾说，他看过很多美国老的黑白监狱电影。
2. All were detained in the Salem Gaol, a grim edifice of granite blocks, iron-barred windows and brick-walled cells. 所有人都被拘禁在萨勒姆监狱中，这是一座用花岗岩砌成、装有铁栅栏窗户和砖墙砌成的牢房构成的可怕建筑。
3. The Committee of Vigilance promptly arrested the Knapp brothers and sent them to the Salem Gaol, their cells not far from those occupied by the Crowninshields. 警戒委员会迅速逮捕了克纳普兄弟，把他们也扔进了萨勒姆监狱，囚禁这二人的牢房与克劳宁希尔德兄弟的牢房相距不远。
4. Hundreds and thousands of Africans are thrown into gaol each year. 每年都有成百上千的非洲人被关进监狱。
