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Eastern State Penitentiary

Two older White tourists stand behind the bars of a jail cell to be photographed by a woman holding a camera phone.
Inside Story February 16, 2023
Changing Perceptions of Prisons and Policing
We explore prison tourism and the balance between glorification and education, and meet two detectives trying to change the image of policing.
By and
A group of people walk through a dark hallway with prison cells on either side.
Feature June 9, 2022
Rethinking Prison Tourism
Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors. But some are having second thoughts.
By Hope Corrigan
A visitor takes a photograph of a cellblock at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pa. in April.
Feature July 4, 2016
Turning Prisons into Haunted Houses
Giving strange new life to old penitentiaries.
By Deonna Anderson
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