Book – The Haunted History of the Ohio State Reformatory
Venture behind the walls of the Ohio State Reformatory with ghost hunt expert Sherri Brake to discover the history and spirits that forever haunt these halls…if you dare.
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History: The Central Guard Room
The Central Guard Room is located in the center of the Reformatory…
History: The East Cell Block
Pictured here is the East Cell Block of the Ohio State Reformatory.
History: “The Alley”
At the center of each tier in the cellblocks, in between the two ranges of cells, is a door that opened to an area known as “The Alley.”..
Camp Bartley: A History of Imprisonment
Before there was the Ohio State Reformatory, there was Camp Bartley…
The History of MRPS
The History of MRPS…rescuing the Ohio State Reformatory from planned demolition
She’ll Add New OSR Dimension
She’ll Add New OSR Dimension By: Ed Kenyon Proponents of prison reform and women’s liberation have scored a major victory Mrs. Linda Bolin being added to the “behind-the-walls staff” at […]
March 2024 Restoration
March 2024 Restoration: The Bullpen When the Ohio State Reformatory opened its doors to the first 150 inmates in 1896, the area we know today as the bullpen was the […]
Paranormal Programs
Paranormal Programs Visit one of the most famous haunted prisons in America. Buy TIckets Now Jump to Program: Ghost Walk Mini Ghost Hunt Public Ghost Hunts Private Paranormal Investigation Ghost […]
Mary Loyd
Ohio State Reformatory Has First Woman Teacher By: Jim Brewer Mansfield News-Journal January 16th, 1972 After just two class sessions in her new position, Mary Loyd, the first woman instructor […]
News Article From 1969- “OSR Chief ‘Keeps His Cool’ In Toughest Test”
This article was found on Newspapers.com and comes from the April 30th, 1969 edition of the Mansfield News-Journal. Content Warning: This material contains images of firearms, which some readers may […]
Bennett J. Cooper
Bennett Cooper was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1921. A few years later the Cooper family moved to Oklahoma, and then to New Orleans where Cooper studied at Xavier University. […]