Eastern State Penitentiary has more to offer than just chills and frights. As America’s first penitentiary, they want to expand the understanding of the criminal justice system and the lives it has ...

Eastern State Penitentiary was built in 1822 and was notorious for the heavy-handed "rehabilitation" (ie, torture, isolation, and abuse) prisoners received.

Eastern State Penitentiary will explore the history of sports at the former prison during a spring pop-up April 11-20. The programming will highlight Joe Louis trainer Charles 'Jack' Blackburn and ...

Dr. Richard Fulmer, a professor at Millersville University, will give the 2 p.m. presentation on a recently published history of the famous Philadelphia landmark, for which he wrote the forward.

Eastern State Penitentiary will host "Family Weekend: Pets in Prison" Aug. 9 and 10 and Sept. 27 and 28.

If you’re hoping to mix spooky with education this year, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is the perfect place to start. Once one of the most advanced prisons in the country, it now ...

The United States of America is rich with history all over the country. While the popular destinations are known to people, there are others that are lesser-known to people, and may often go unnoticed ...