Others also agreed. More than 300 prisons throughout Europe, South America, Russia, China and Japan would be based on the Eastern State Penitentiary model. But some were not so convinced of the ...

Some say Eastern State Penitentiary is haunted. I don’t know if that’s true but it is haunting. Strong energy lingers and ...

Eastern State, the idea's embodiment, went on to be the model for 300 prisons on four continents. Seeing how "penitence" got into the word "penitentiary" is just one revelation that awaits a ...

Eastern State Penitentiary is built on a model called the Panopticon, which uses a central guard tower to watch over many prisoners at once. This concept features prominently in Foucault’s writings on ...

PHILADELPHIA — Built as a punishing fortress in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary sat a mile and a half outside Philadelphia, isolated behind 30-foot walls, a model of solitary confinement ...

It became a model for many prisons until the wisdom ... by the city of Philadelphia and operated by the nonprofit Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. that maintains it as a "stabilized ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

Fans of Eastern State Penitentiary's haunted houses will find a new experience this fall that asks them to engage with scary characters as they solve a puzzle that takes them throughout the prison.

Eastern State Penitentiary is now famous for its Halloween ... from Al Capone to Willie Sutton, and became a model for prison reform. "For centuries, prisons were designed to punish people ...

Eastern State Penitentiary will hosting Halloween Nights ... fall experience," Bertolino said. "Our new festival model allows guests to choose their own path, to spend more time exploring freely ...

Others also agreed. More than 300 prisons throughout Europe, South America, Russia, China and Japan would be based on the Eastern State Penitentiary model. But some were not so convinced of the ...