LOCATION FILE
Ohio State Reformatory
FOLLOWMansfield, OH
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
A Romanesque and Victorian Gothic prison that operated from 1896 to 1990, closed under a federal consent decree over conditions; it later gained fame as the primary filming location for The Shawshank Redemption (1994).
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Reports include disembodied voices, footsteps, and cold spots concentrated in the east cell block and the unventilated west attic, where hundreds of inmates were crowded after a 1930 fire at the Ohio Penitentiary.
VISITING
Open for daytime tours, evening ghost walks, and organized paranormal investigations.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
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GROUP FINDINGS