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The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971.
America's Most Historic Prison. Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers.
Le pénitencier d'Eastern State (en anglais : Eastern State Penitentiary) est une prison des États-Unis, située à Philadelphie en Pennsylvanie. Histoire Cellule qu'Al Capone occupa en 1929 et arrangea luxueusement.
When Eastern State opened more than 180 years ago, it changed the world. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of prisoners.
Located in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary remains one of the most famous prisons in the world, with a list of former inmates that includes bank robber “Slick Willie” Sutton and legendary gangster Al Capone.
Au XIX e siècle, le pénitencier d'Eastern State fut la prison la plus célèbre et la plus coûteuse jamais construite au monde mais, désormais, il n'est plus de nos jours que l'ombre de lui-même, hanté par les ruines, les cellules délabrées et les tours de garde désertes.
Eastern State Penitentiary, considered by many to be the world’s first full-scale penitentiary, opened in Philadelphia in 1829 and closed in 1971. Known for its system of total isolation of prisoners and remarkable architecture, Eastern State proved to be one of the most controversial institutions of the antebellum period.
