When it was completed in 1919 it had the largest self supporting steel cell block in the world with 600 individual cells that were stacked six stories high.
Ohio state reformatory attic.
Since the prison had been destroyed the law enforcement needed.
This tour includes extensive stair climbing.
The tour includes the west attic stories of inmate punishment the yard where andy and red would sit and talk the sub basement and the inner workings of the ohio state reformatory.
Although the construction was not complete 150 inmates were housed at the facility beginning in september 1896.
Book a beyond the bars tour.
Tour the reformatory relive the shawshank redemption encounter the paranormal and more.
8 most haunted sites at the reformatory.
The ohio state reformatory in mansfield ohio was made famous by the 1994 film shawshank redemption and it has been a site of paranormal activity for decades.
The ohio state reformatory in mansfield ohio offers attractions and events for everyone.
In 1930 a fire burned down most of the ohio penitentiary in columbus killing almost 322 inmates.