First Woman Officer at Mansfield
FIRST WOMAN OFFICER AT MANSFIELD She Works Behind Prison Wall By: Charlotte Taylor MANSFIELD – The first woman officer in an all-male Ohio prison is a genteel, gray-haired mother of […]
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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 […]
Gates Brown- An Inmate Success Story
Gates Brown was born in Crestline, Ohio in 1939. A star athlete for Crestline High School, Gates unfortunately found himself with “the wrong crowd”, and he spent some of […]
Scofield Cafe
Scofield Cafe Opened in 2018, the Scofield Café offers a delicious assortment of hot and cold beverages, home made bakery items and grilled sandwiches. Come sit down and enjoy a […]
Inside Shawshank
Inside Shawshank Step through the silver screen and into the prison where Andy and Red struck up a friendship for the ages in 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption—which continues to hold […]
Tours
Tours Jump to Tour: Hollywood Meets History Tour Beyond the Bars Tour Old Sparky Shawshank Bus Tour Fall Guided Tour Beyond the Haunt American Sign Language (ASL) Tour Self-Guided Tours […]
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions Ticketing Tours General Questions: Paranormal Ticketing: What are your hours? We are open 7 days a week, April-September, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. We are open Thursday through Sunday, […]
November and Beyond
A look ahead at what’s to come at the Ohio State Reformatory…
Guest Blogger: Dawn Lewis
Our first guest blog post is from Dawn Lewis:I first visited OSR in August 2015. It was a spur of the moment trip on a Friday. I had read a little about OSR but did no
30 Minutes with “Patient X”
Whether I am out on tours, a ghost hunt, or if I am talking with a volunteer at the Ohio State Reformatory, sometimes the topic of how did you get started
Hi Mike, My Name is Tom
When you volunteer at the Ohio State Reformatory, bumping into former inmates or former guards is icing on the cake. It happens but its almost like a Cleveland Browns wi