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A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice
Preservation

A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice

50 years after Eastern State Penitentiary closed, the historic site takes an active stand against mass incarceration

Al Capone’s Cell At ESP Keeps Conservators On Their Toes
Preservation

Al Capone’s Cell At ESP Keeps Conservators On Their Toes

At Eastern State Penitentiary, layers of history reveal more mysteries inside a famous gangster’s old prison cell. Kimberly Haas has the details

Crisis Of Mass Incarceration The Subject Of New Exhibit At Eastern State Penitentiary
Art & Design

Crisis Of Mass Incarceration The Subject Of New Exhibit At Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary takes an innovative approach to contemporary prison issues and public education with their new exhibit, “Prisons Today: Questions in the Age of Mass Incarceration”

Then And Now: 11th & East Passyunk Avenue
History

Then And Now: 11th & East Passyunk Avenue

From a towering Gothic house of correction to a busy neighborhood shopping center, the corner block of 11th Street and Passyunk Avenue has undergone quite the transformation since 1967. Jennifer Rogers takes us out of the Acme deli isle and into Moyamensing Prison’s penal past with this month’s Then and Now.

Prison Urges You To Bring Them Toys
Preservation

Prison Urges You To Bring Them Toys

Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off its annual toy drive for children of parents behind bars

Photography

Haunting Holmesburg Prison

It’s Halloween and we’ve rounded up the work of seven photographers for a super-sized photo essay on creepy Holmesburg Prison. Enjoy!

City Life

My Favorite Place: Eastern State Penitentiary

Work in your favorite place? Sure, if your job’s at a historic prison in a state of fabulous decay. Director of Tours Fran Dolan takes us behind the scenes to some of Eastern State’s secret spots


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