- Established in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary (“ESP”) was a pioneering correctional facility with a mission to cultivate genuine remorse, or penitence, in its...
- By 1926, the population of Eastern State Penitentiary had grown from 250 to 1700, requiring additional cells to be built.
- ...the Walls, one of America’s largest haunted houses, is located inside the massive, castle-like walls of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.
- On October 25th, 1829, the eastern state penitentiary opened its door as a part of the reformatory Pennsylvania system.
- They began to experiment with this theory at Philadelphia's Walnut Street Jail until construction began on the Eastern State Penitentiary began in 1822.
- He recounts his 1842 visit to Eastern State Penitentiary Chapter Seven in his travel journal, American Notes for General Circulation.
- At historic Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, you can wander among ruins and learn about what life was like for inmates between 1829 and 1971.
- The daunting exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary. Eastern State first opened its doors to inmates in 1829 and was operational until 1971.
- In 1821, after nearly 35 years of petitioning the Pennsylvania State Legislature, construction for Eastern State Penitentiary was approved.
- The riot fueled discussions to close the Eastern State Penitentiary, which had since been renamed the State Correctional Institution at Philadelphia.