Jan 30, 2023 · These abandoned prisons in the US are equal parts eerie, heart-breaking, and hauntingly beautiful. 1. Pennsylvania: Eastern State Penitentiary, Philidelphia. Eastern State …

Aug 7, 2024 · Iron-cage confinement cells, gas chambers and gallows, and prisoners forced to build the facilities imprisoning them — these are the vestiges of the cruelest period in …

Museums have been created from many former jails and prisons. Some old jails converted into museums are listed under the original name of the jail, especially if listed on the US National …

Designed by John Haviland and opened on October 25, 1829, Eastern State is considered to be the world's first true penitentiary, with seven corridors of heated and sky-lighted cells capable …

Apr 3, 2015 · The Tennessee State Penitentiary is owned by the state and closed to the public because its years of loneliness (closed since 1992, to be exact) has left it crumbling and …

Joliet Correctional Center closed as a holding prison in 2002. Budget cuts and the obsolete and dangerous nature of the buildings were the cited reasons. All inmates and most staff were …

Jul 8, 2023 · The prison was closed and decommissioned in 1995. Old Cumberland County Prison, Carlisle. This Midstate Prison now holds government offices and can be accessed by …

Nov 2, 2018 · Here are 8 eerie, abandoned prisons around the US and the stories behind them. Eastern State Penitentiary. MISHELLA/Shutterstock. Built in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary …

Oct 4, 2016 · Decades after Old Sparky was retired, visitors can see the unsettling display for themselves. Prisons, like other historical sites, provide a unique window into a country’s …

Jan 7, 2019 · Before closing in 2004, Missouri State Penitentiary was the oldest prison west of the Mississippi River. Construction of the prison began in 1834 and in 1836 the first inmate, …