By the 1950s and 60s, Eastern State’s medical wing had become an unusually well-equipped and sophisticated prison hospital.
"Slick Willie" Sutton joined 11 inmates on a doomed tunnel escape from a cell in Cellblock 7.
Al Capone spent his time in relative luxury on Eastern State's "Park Avenue." His cell had oriental rugs, fine furniture, and a cabinet radio.
This interactive exhibit allows visitors to achieve the perspective of a guard in the tower.
ESP's Synagogue- now fully restored- was one of the first in a US prison.
Nearly all prison visitation rooms in the U.S. feature photo backdrops, painted by the inmates themselves, to be used in inmate portraits. The portraits...
