The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of ... the highlight for many is American gangster Al Capone's cell. Bear in mind that this attraction may not be appropriate for younger children ...

Tour Guide Nick Gilette discusses some of the features of Eastern State Penitentiary and how it was different than other prisons at the time.

Slick Willie” Sutton climbed over the castle-like walls of the old Holmesburg prison, marking his first successful escape ...

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 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Among the stops on a tour Wednesday of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls was a group shower, a location which the state Department of Corrections ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — KELOLAND News hadn’t had the chance to bring a camera behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary ... don’t have adequate cell space for our offenders.

Photos show a view of the current state of the showers. For the first time in years, KELOLAND News has been invited inside the South Dakota State Penitentiary with a camera. KELOLAND’s Dan ...

SALEM, Ore. – Michael Cooper, a 75-year-old inmate at Oregon State Penitentiary, died on February 4, 2025, at a local hospital, according to a release by the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC).

Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee Human Resource Division hold a hearing at the North Dakota State Penitentiary on Feb. 4, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) BISMARCK ...

A key difference Tuesday was the series of seven locked doors and layers of security that lawmakers had to pass through at the North Dakota State Penitentiary to conduct that hearing. The hearing on ...