“How 12 convicts escaped by tunnel from Eastern Penitentiary,” Diagram of the Tunnel published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, April 3, 1945 Philadelphia Inquirer via Easter State Penitentiary ...

but the mention of Eastern State Penitentiary is sure to send chills down the spine. From the intriguing idea behind its establishment to the label of America’s most haunted prison, there is so ...

The original bars of Cell Block 15 were stolen after Eastern State Penitentiary was abandoned in the 1970s. As part of Menjivar’s art installation, he replaced the missing bars with clear acrylic ones ...