Eastern State Penitentiary
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eastern-state-penitentiary-203-13692096
title:
Eastern State Penitentiary
text:
The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration, first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail, which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment. Notorious criminals such as Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton were held inside its innovative wagon wheel design. For thei
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description:
Historic American prison
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary
date created:
2004-01-26T23:24:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:14:54Z
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