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	Eastern State Penitentiary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eastern State Penitentiary is a former state prison in the United States.
		Designed by John Haviland and opened in 1829, the penitentiary was originally based on the idea of the Pennsylvania System, which encouraged solitary confinement as a form of rehabilitation.
		Eastern State was viewed as a progressive reform in that it eliminated many of the excesses of physical punishment in colonial America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary (627 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary History - Northstar Gallery
		Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia PA In the 1770s, an, Englishman, John Howard became aware of and was scandalized by the abusive and degrading conditions in his country's jails and prisons.
		Eastern was conceived of the dream that a prison should provide discipline to individuals who failed to acquire discipline and socially acceptable behaviors early in their life.
		The State of PA was not aware of Block 13's construction and inspectors then required the prison to knock down the walls between the cells (which are very small with no light) due to "cruel and unusual" nature.
	northstargallery.com /ESP/easternstatehistory01.htm (2211 words)

	Philadelphia's Most Historic Site -- Eastern State Penitentiary: Information
		You will soon find why Eastern State Penitentiary is fascinating not only to those interested in history, criminology, and prisons, but also to those who are curious about psychology and sociology, as well Philadelphians or tourists, who want to go someplace that is interesting, out of the ordinary, and inexpensive.
		Eastern State Penitentiary, now a national historic landmark, was closed in 1971 because of outdated facilities and insufficient space and most of the penitentiary's inmates were transferred to The State Correctional Institute at Graterford.
		ESP's philosophy of prison reform was one of the greatest sociological experiments in US history and was known as the great granite experiment.
	www.angelfire.com /pa2/easternstate/information.html (2155 words)

	State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Records, American Philosophical Society
		Construction on Eastern State began in 1822, after an acrimonious contest to select the architect was settled in favor of a young emigrant from England, John Haviland.
		As a result of the mounting controversy, a joint legislative committee was delegated in December 1834 to investigate the operations of Eastern State, and to evaluate charges of licentiousness on the part of staff, misuse of funds, embezzlement, and of outright cruelty to prisoners.
		State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/s/statepen.htm (2874 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary
		The Eastern State Penitentiary is a massive, gothic "castle", which is located about four blocks North-East of the world famous Philadelphia Museum of Art.
		The Penitentiary recently got my attention when it was featured on an episode of the TV show T.A.P.S., which investigated the rumors, and first-hand accounts that the abandoned prison was haunted.
		The textures, and colors of the penitentiary's elements were made even more dramatic by the brilliant blue sky, which filtered into the darkened vaults through the many skylights of the corridors, and cells, creating theatrical effects.
	www.haunteddimensions.raykeim.com /ESP_visit.html (672 words)

	ESP :: History :: Timeline
		Eastern State Task Force, a group of architects, preservationists and historians, is formed.
		Eastern State’s arched cell blocks and central rotunda are transformed into a mental institution in the movie 12 Monkeys, with Brad Pitt.
		Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site celebrates the tenth season of tours by opening several dramatic new vistas in the prison's cathedral-like cellblocks, and by introducing of a state-of-the-art "Voices of Eastern State" Audio Tour.
	www.easternstate.org /history (2120 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, PA, USA
		In the 142 years of Eastern State Penitentiary's history as a prison, untold numbers of inmates would be immured in silence, cut off completely from the rest of humanity and tortured into insanity by isolation, in the name of reform and rehabilitation.
		But the first reported ghost was never an inmate at Eastern State; it was there that Al Capone first began to be haunted by the spirit of Jimmy Clark, one of the victims of the Valentine's Day Massacre, whose spectre continued to dog Capone to his dying day.
		Eastern State Penitentiary is located at 22nd and Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, five blocks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A4292255 (1803 words)

	Eastern State Penn
		Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, PA, had the distinction, in 1836; to be the most expensive building built during that time period.
		Eastern State Penitentiary is so unique that tourists travel a mile from Philadelphia to see the building.
		Eastern State Penitentiary is on the list of the one hundred most important endangered landmarks in the world.
	members.aol.com /cuffs4unme/eastern.htm (814 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The medical attention and the food were superior to prisons that came before Eastern State, and it was generally free of the corruption and danger associated with older prisons.
		By the time Eastern State was completed in 1836, it was the most expensive building in America at a cost of $772,600.
		Eastern State was in the news again in 1945 when Willie Sutton, an infamous bank robber, and eleven other inmates escaped through a tunnel to Fairmount Avenue.
	www.missioncreep.com /mw/estate.html (1946 words)

	EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY -- A HISTORY & THE TLC SPECIAL
		Eastern Penitentiary was built in Philadelphia in 1829 to further the Quaker’s idea of prisoner isolation as a form of punishment.
		The inmates at Eastern State often went insane because of the isolated conditions and so many cases were reported that eventually the prison doctors began to invent other reasons for the outbreaks of mental illness.
		Eastern State underwent sweeping reforms in 1913 after the structure overflowed with a population of 1,700.
	www.prairieghosts.com /eastern.html (8661 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary
		When it was constructed, Eastern State was on a farm more than a mile outside the city limits.
		Eerie, foreboding, definitely not for the claustrophobic, Eastern State is at once decaying, dying and reprehensible representative of death and depravation.
		The most expensive building in the United States when it was built, Eastern (also known locally as the “Cherry Hill” Penitentiary) underwent sweeping reform in 1913, as the structure designed to house 250 inmates was swelling to an eventual population of 1,700.
	www.hauntedlives.com /easternstate.html (974 words)

	All-New Halloween Tours Launch October 3 at Eastern State Penitentiary
		Eastern State quickly became, at one point, the most expensive American building of its day, and the most famous prison in the world.
		The architects of Eastern State Penitentiary wanted their building filled with the "light of God." The building is lit by more than 1,000 skylights, accentuating the haunting, beautiful atmosphere.
		Eastern State is so menacing, The New York Times called it "perfect for Halloween." (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020221/PENITENTIARY-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020221/PENITENTIARY-b http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020221/PENITENTIARY-c http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011016/PHTU009-d) Beginning October 3, 2003, the penitentiary will host the fourteenth season of Terror Behind the Walls, one of the nation's premier haunted attractions.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-01-2003/0002027224&EDATE= (574 words)

	Philadelphia's Most Historic Site -- Eastern State Penitentiary
		Eastern State Penitentiary is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fifth largest city in the United States.
		Eastern State's radical new prison philosophy based on the idea that isolation would promote penitence and lead to rehabilitation soon gained world wide interest.
		Although Eastern State Penitentiary was closed in 1971, today, Eastern State continues to educate the thousands of tourists that enter its massive walls every year, not only about the penitentiary's history, but also its implications on the prison system as we know it today.
	www.angelfire.com /pa2/easternstate (275 words)

	Special, History, Social -- Eastern State Penitentiary
		Eastern State Penitentiary is beginning to reclaim some of the fame it enjoyed during the 19th century, when it was hailed the world over as the ideal design for a prison.
		Designed by architect John Haviland and opened in 1829, Eastern State was surrounded by concrete walls 30 feet high and 12 feet thick at the base.
		Eastern State operated until 1971 as a congregate prison, where inmates shared common areas.
	www.fieldtrip.com /pa/55646005.htm (525 words)

	Forged Images's documentary Eastern State Penitentiary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary was built in the 1820s, inspired by the political philosophy of the Enlightenment and Quaker beliefs in solitary reflection and penitence.
		This compelling and scholarly documentary, illustrated with period lithographs, engravings, and photographs, gives a detailed history of the prison from its initial practices of solitary confinement, through its transformation into an overcrowded "Big House," to its replacement with a modern facility in 1970.
		Eastern State Penitentiary serves as a provocative introduction to contemporary prison issues.
	www.forgedimages.com /esp.html (265 words)

	Philadelphia Online...Eastern State Penitentiary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is estimated that more than 300 prisons worldwide are based on the Penitentiary's wagon-wheel, or "radial" floor plan.
		After 142 years of consecutive use, Eastern State Penitentiary was completely abandoned in 1971, and now stands, a lost world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers.
		Covering an area of ten acres, with state-of-the-art plumbing, sewage systems, and four-hundred fifty centrally-heated cells, Eastern State Penitentiary is an architectural marvel.
	www.philadex.com /philadelphia/tourism/eastern_state.asp (221 words)

	Record Group-15-Series Descriptions-PA Historical and Museum Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Records of commitment of prisoners to the Eastern State Penitentiary. Information provided is commitment number, name of person committed, county and court in which tried, crime of which convicted, sentence imposed, citation of indictment, and signature of the clerk of court.
		Affidavits signed by inmates received at Eastern State Penitentiary acknowledging the property in their possession at the time of admission. Information provided is affidavit number, name of inmate, date received, description of any property in his possession, and signature of the warden.
		Indexes to the inmate population of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/rg/sd/r15sd2.htm (2553 words)

	Temple News Online
		In light of the new audio tour, it is interesting to note that the penitentiary was once a fortress that operated around a strict code of silence.
		Opened in 1829, Eastern State was essentially a Quaker-inspired experiment that tested the morale of criminals by enforcing policies of isolation and silence.
		Eastern State gained rapid worldwide attention for both its astounding architecture and its revolutionary reformation system.
	www.temple-news.com /media/paper143/news/2003/04/17/Features/Steve.Buscemi.Leads.Jailhouse.Talk-420821.shtml (732 words)

	ESP :: Eastern State Penitentiary Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Eastern State Penitentiary announces several exciting new family programs to debut this spring and summer.
		Eastern State Penitentiary Seeks Artists for 2007 Season The deadline for artist proposals is Friday, June 30, 2006
		Philadelphia Inquirer Offers Glowing Review of Arts at Eastern State Noting that Eastern State Penitentiary "has proved to be an unusually flexible and effective setting for all sorts of art projects," since it's opening eleven years ago.
	www.easternstate.org (296 words)

	Preservation Online: Story of the Week Archives: A Model Prisoner
		After Eastern State Penitentiary opened in Philadelphia in 1829, it quickly became a model both for its innovative correctional system and its architecture.
		Since 1994 Eastern State has found a second life as a quirky prison museum, and its rebirth provides an answer to a vexing question that several communities have faced: what to do with a prison after the last inmate has left the big house?
		Eastern State, which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965 for its influential role in prison history, gained fame for introducing solitary confinement as a method of inmate reform.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arch_story/011405.htm (1369 words)

	Google Earth Explorer - - Eastern State Penitentiary Historical Site
		They also kept the bags over the inmates faces so that their time in Eastern state Penitentiary, all they would remember was the inside of their prison cells and nothing else.
		Eastern State Penitentiary is located at the corner of Fairmount Avenue and 22nd Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 3 1/2 blocks east of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
		Due to Eastern State's ominious apperance, gloomy atmosphere and long history, two different television dramas explored the supernatural at Eastern State- the Sci Fi channel's Ghost Hunters and MTV's Fear.
	explorer.altopix.com /map/dbjek3/Eastern_State_Penitentiary_Historical_Site.htm (691 words)

	Eastern State Penn
		Eastern State Penn is one place we wouldn't go to in the light of day.
		Eastern State Penitentiary, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in 1829 to international acclaim.
		The Penitentiary was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965; it closed in 1971, and was abandoned for over twenty years.
	fearonmtv.tripod.com /7.htm (319 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Eastern State Penitentiary at Epinions.com
		This former Prison was opened in 1829 and at the time was the most expensive building in the United States.
		Now it is closed as a penal institution but it remains open for people to visit and see what prison life was like back when.
		ESP is open from April 16 through November 30.
	www.epinions.com /content_117277560452 (783 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary : HauntedPA.com
		Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia -- a gothic, castle-like structure built in 1829 -- was once home to characters such as Al Capone and Willie Sutton.
		Eastern State Penitentiary was designed to be frightening.
		With fortress walls thirty feet high, enclosing eleven acres of cellblocks, the building was built to intimidate.
	www.visitpa.com /hauntedpa/site/gt2.shtml (137 words)

	Sean Kelley's Section of Evoking Legacies: Using Art to Raise Contemporary Issues at Historic Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Within the penitentiary space, a prisoner spent 23 hours of each day in isolation to search his soul and draw upon his fundamental goodness.
		The Eastern State Penitentiary model was emulated in 250 and prison systems on five continents.
		Eastern State is currently displaying three artists' works from their 2004 competition.
	www.nps.gov /nero/greatplaces/EvokingLegaciesKelly.htm (982 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater Philadelphia
		Eastern State Penitentiary set the standard for penal reform, with its soaring, castle-like Gothic architecture and its founders’ Quaker-inspired belief that solitary confinement could reform criminals.
		When Eastern State opened in 1829, visitors from around the world marveled at its grand architecture (John Havilland) and radical philosophy.
		Once the most expensive building in the USA, Eastern State was finally abandoned in 1971 after 142 years in use.
	www.gophila.com /C/Things_to_Do/211/Philadelphia_CultureFiles/210/Historic_Attractions/12/Historic_Hospitals_and_Prisons/154/U/Eastern_State_Penitentiary/119.html (318 words)

	Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, PA, 19130 - Citysearch
		Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia, PA, 19130 - Citysearch
		Eastern was built in 1829 according to a then-innovative Quaker central plan with cell blocks radiating out from a central hub.
		When it was built, Eastern State was the most expensive building in the US.
	www.citysearch.com /profile/8975478 (454 words)

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