Eastern state penitentiary

Planning a trip to Philadelphia? Here's what you really need to know before visiting Eastern State Penitentiary, the infamous haunted prison.

Eastern State Penitentiary, in PA

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Designed by John Haviland and opened on October 25, 1829, Eastern State is considered to be the world's first true penitentiary. Eastern State's

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Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA is considered to be the world's first true penitentiary. It opereated from 1929 to 1971 and is now listed as a National Historic Landmark

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Alphonse "Scarface" Capone, Chicago’s most famous mob boss spent eight months at Eastern State in 1929-1930. Arrested for carrying a concealed, deadly weapon this was Capone’s first prison sentence. His time in Eastern was spent in luxury compared to the other inmates; Capone had oriental rugs, a cabinet radio, free time, and access to the Deputy Warden’s phone.

Walking through the gates of Eastern State Penitentiary in downtown Philadelphia, it's difficult to imagine what it must have been like for the roughly 75,000 inmates who crossed into the gothic-castle structure to start their

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