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2. Eastern State Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   The Eastern State Penitentiary ( ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [6] It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary refined the revolutionary system of separate incarceration, first pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail, which emphasized principles of ...

3. Philadelphia Prison System - Wikipedia

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   Philadelphia Prison System. Coordinates: 40.030904°N 75.018084°W. The Philadelphia Department of Prisons is operated by the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. The facilities are located on State Road in Northeast Philadelphia. Shawn Hawes is the public spokesperson for the Philadelphia Prison System. [1]

4. Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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   1,030. Opened. January 1, 2000. Managed by. Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia (FDC Philadelphia or FDC Philly) is a United States Federal prison in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which mostly holds pretrial male and female inmates as well as inmates serving brief sentences or those that are being ...

5. Holmesburg Prison - Wikipedia

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   Holmesburg Prison. Coordinates: 40.037123°N 75.018779°W. Holmesburg Prison seen from the air. Holmesburg Prison, given the nickname "The Terrordome," [1] was a prison operated by the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Department of Prisons (PDP) from 1896 to 1995. The facility is located at 8215 Torresdale Ave in the ...

6. List of Pennsylvania state prisons - Wikipedia

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   Houtzdale, Pennsylvania. State Correctional Institution – Mahanoy. Frackville, Pennsylvania. State Correctional Institution – Rockview. Benner Township, Pennsylvania. Begun in 1912 and opened in 1915 was originally planned to replace Eastern and Western Penitentiaries. State Correctional Institution – Somerset.

7. A timeline of the escape and manhunt for convicted ... - AOL

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   The manhunt for a convicted murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail outside Philadelphia has come to an end after nearly two weeks, with authorities confirming Wednesday morning that Danilo ...