Three people in Alabama were arrested on child abuse charges for allegedly locking four children in make-shift cages, authorities said.

Police found the cages in the Smiths Station home in Lee County during a wellness check on Jan. 13, local police said in a press release.

In the house, they found four children — ages 3, 4, 10 and 11 — and determined each had been locked in the cages several times.

The cages were made of wood and featured locks and hasps, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.

A fifth child, a 8-month-old infant, was also found at the house. All of the children were taken from home and put into county custody, police said.

Police returned to the house with a warrant two days later and arrested 66-year-old Pamela Bond, 69-year-old James Bond and 30-year-old Kylla Mann.

They were each hit with aggravated child abuse and reckless endangerment charges.