Eastern State Penitentiary will reopen its gates this fall for Halloween Nights, the prison’s seasonal haunted festival that runs from Sept. 19 through Nov. 8, 2025. The event, staged on select ...

The Eastern State Penitentiary, which today operates as a historical museum drawing thousands of visitors annually to the heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was formerly the world's most renowned ...

AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE. THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SAYS THE STATE PENITENTIARY TOOK DAMAGE FROM THE STORM. OFFICIALS SAY NEARLY 400 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE DISPLACED AFTER ...

Eastern State Penitentiary couldn't contain everyone in its stone walls. While the historic site was an active prison, about 100 people inside it escaped over ladders, through the gatehouse window and ...