Other facts mentioned in the episode was about 80,000 men and women having been housed in the penitentiary, with the death row inmates being among the most violent that they were given their own courtyard.ĭespite having been built an almost two hundred years ago, it wasn't until as early as the 1940s that officers and inmates reported mysterious visions and eerie experiences in the ancient prison. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 six years before closing, and now operates as a museum. At the time this form of punishment was thought to be most effective. Site Įastern State Penitentiary, built as an imposing fortress with 30-foot-high walls and an gothic architecture, opened on October 25, 1829, and became known for its "individual-treatment system", which went to great lengths to separate prisoners in individual cells almost to a state of near isolation. The team searches for spirits behind bars as they investigate a ghost that allegedly harassed Al Capone in jail.
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