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 ...

she added. Initially operating as a Pennsylvania maximum security penitentiary for 142 years that held the likes of Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton captive, Eastern State Penitentiary is now ...

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