Originally a place of rehabilitation, the reformatory later became a maximum security prison before closing in 1990. The Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society bought the building for $1 and has ...

“Taking place in the Ohio State Reformatory, the state’s notoriously haunted prison, Blood Prison features encounters with the warden’s widow, brings you face to face with maniacal inmates and ...

Beyond its haunted reputation, the Ohio State Reformatory is an architectural treasure. It was nearly demolished after its closure because of a federal court order resulting from inhumane conditions ...

The hulking limestone fortress on Mansfield's edge has gone from locking people up to luring them in. Once a working prison, ...

For more than 2,000 years, people have believed that late in each October, the veil between the living and the dead becomes more fragile, allowing passage between the two worlds. Mediums — those who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society is embarking on its next big restoration goal to fully restore the West Cell Block ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Andy Dufresne crawled to freedom through “five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness” in The Shawshank Redemption, it was ...

The iconic backdrop to the 1994 film “The Shawshank Redemption” has long been a popular historic site. However, the stories behind the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield rival the tale of Andy and ...

AKRON, Ohio — Are you ready for a good scare this Halloween season? Ohio is home to loads of spooky haunted houses that force you to face your fears. From walking through the eerily ominous cellblocks ...