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Open daily from 11am till 4pm, for Fall Abbreviated Tours. The route will go through the Ohio Corrections Museum, Shawshank Museum, Wardens Living Quarters, Central Guard Room, Chapel, and a […]
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History: The Central Guard Room
The Central Guard Room is located in the center of the Reformatory…
Hollywood News: Judas and the Black Messiah
Shawshank Prison finds itself, once again, on the silver screen…
New for 2019: Para-Psy-Con
The ParaPsyCon, formerly the Old St. Joseph Hospital Psychic & Paranormal Fair moves to their new location in 2019…the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio!
Restoration Updates
The restoration of the assistant warden’s living quarters, also known as Warden Norton’s office in the Shawshank Redemption, was finalized in May of 2017.
You want me to do what?
I remember my first tour like it was yesterday. I had started volunteering at The Ohio State Reformatory in May of 2011 as a pusher for guided tours on Sundays.
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