In 2021, Christina Spence and her husband Ricky Scalia eloped and got married at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia and it had to do with the fact that Spence wanted to have a simple ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

On May 24, 2023, the Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site (ESPHS) announced that its Board of Directors has chosen Dr. Kerry Sautner as their new President and CEO. She will be taking head of the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama on April 12, 1963, for demonstrating without a permit. During ...