A state prison located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829.
A state prison located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829.
Now closed, since 1971, this famous prison has entered into posterity thanks to the stay that Al Capone made during 10 months in 1929. It is now possible to visit his cell, which has been left as it was since his departure. The latter is full of antique furniture and other expensive decorative objects. Listed as a National Historic Landmark, the Eastern State Penitentiary distinguished itself thanks to its then-unprecedented detention model, which consisted of totally isolating the prisoners from each other. Its architecture is reminiscent of medieval European castles.
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