Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Eastern State Penitentiary, a former prison turned museum in Philadelphia, used ...

Officials said the museum would be closed while operators "reassess its current operations and standing." The Folsom Prison Big House Museum will close its doors for at least a couple of months ...

But it is Shawshank that’s the main attraction.” Inside the prison turned museum, parts of the building used heavily in filming openly pay homage to the movie. The faces of Andy and Red and ...

Researchers exploring so-called "dark tourism" are analysing the reactions of visitors to the most gruesome parts of Peterhead Prison Museum. The prison closed its doors more than 10 years ago and ...

Associate warden Richard Nelson helped create the San Quentin Museum in 1993 while working at the prison. Located inside of San Quentin's gates, the museum showcases exhibits spanning from the ...

The east gate at Folsom State Prison in Folsom in 2017. The Big House Prison Museum, located at the warden’s house on the fringe of the historic facility, has closed temporarily. Randall Benton ...