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- English
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The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory
About this book
Paranormal expert Sherri Blake takes readers on a terrifying tour of Ohio's infamous prison, where
The Shawshank Redemption was filmed.
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Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually grew to house the most dangerous criminals. By the time the Mansfield institution closed, the prison was hosting a thousand more prisoners than it was designed to hold in "brutalizing and inhumane conditions." Within the dark corridors made famous as the backdrop for The Shawshank Redemption, ghostly presences linger, from the dungeons of solitary confinement to the West Wing showers, where a bent pipe marks the place where a prisoner hanged himself. Venture behind the walls of this notorious prison with ghost tour guide Sherri Brake to discover the history and spirits that forever haunt these halls .Ā .Ā . if you dare.
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Includes photos!
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Built on the site of a Civil War camp ravaged by disease, the Ohio State Reformatory first opened in 1896 to reform young offenders but eventually grew to house the most dangerous criminals. By the time the Mansfield institution closed, the prison was hosting a thousand more prisoners than it was designed to hold in "brutalizing and inhumane conditions." Within the dark corridors made famous as the backdrop for The Shawshank Redemption, ghostly presences linger, from the dungeons of solitary confinement to the West Wing showers, where a bent pipe marks the place where a prisoner hanged himself. Venture behind the walls of this notorious prison with ghost tour guide Sherri Brake to discover the history and spirits that forever haunt these halls .Ā .Ā . if you dare.
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Includes photos!
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Mansfield, Ohio, āBlood on the Frontierā: Formation and Early History
- The Civil War: Camp Mordecai Bartley, Death and Disease
- Guilty! The Rope and the Chair in Ohio History
- The Birth of the Ohio State Reformatory: Architect Levi Scofield and the Reformatory
- Life on the Inside: From Prisoners and Punishments to Reform and Rehabilitation
- Escapes and Escapades: Desperate Men and Desperate Measures
- Spirits, Ghosts and Shadowy Encounters: They Still Walk the Hallsā¦and Wait in Cells
- She Walks Reformatory Road: The Ghost of Phoebe Wise
- Stone Walls Were His Home: Memories of a Superintendentās Son
- Exploring What Lies Beyond: Psychics, Sensitives and the Entities They See
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- About the Author