The Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory, a shuttered prison in Mansfield, Ohio, was made famous as the film setting of 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption.
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A view of the Ohio State Reformatory from the gates in Mansfield, Ohio.
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Pictures of prisoners who were incarcerated at the Ohio State Reformatory on exhibit in the museum.
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A cell in the Ohio State Reformatory.
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Visitors to the Ohio State Penitentiary look at a cell block while touring the former prison overnight on June 22.
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An exterior view of the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio.
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Jason Schneider, co-founder of Lake Erie Paranormal, carries his paranormal detection equipment into the Ohio State Reformatory where he will be staying overnight with other members of the team on June 22.
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Scott Sukel, Ghost Hunt manager, gives a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory to visitors who will be staying overnight on June 22, 2015.
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Scott Sukel, Ghost Hunt Manager, stops in the Chapel while giving a tour of the Ohio State Penitentiary to visitors who will be staying overnight on June 22, 2015.
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A look at a cell block in the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The prison officially closed Dec. 31, 1990.
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Lake Erie Paranormal members Dave Howell, left, Jason Schneider, co founder of Lake Erie Paranormal, center, and Shawn McMahon, right, walk through a cell block while participating in a paranormal detection overnight in the Ohio State Penitentiary on June 22, 2015.
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Scott Sukel, Ghost Hunt manager, stops in a cell while giving a tour of the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory.
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Scott Sukel, Ghost Hunt manager, front, leads a tour on June 22 at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory.
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Pain peels from the walls of a cell in the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory.
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Deb Tejada of Colorado takes pictures while staying overnight at the Ohio State Reformatory.
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Blade staff writer Kirk Baird in a cell at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory.
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A shadow of Kirk Baird, a reporter at The Blade, in a cell at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory.
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Silhouette of Kirk Baird, a reporter at The Blade, in a cell block at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory during a ghost hunt on June 22, 2015.
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Blade staff writer Kirk Baird sits in a cell at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory, listening for disembodied voices.
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Blade staff writer Kirk Baird sits in a cell at the Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory, listening for disembodied voices.
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