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When Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829, in was the model for prison reform. Each inmate would spend his sentence in a large, vaulted sky-lit cell complete with central heat and a flush toilet. This cell was restored to its 1830s appearance in 2001.
Photo Credit: Tom Berault, 2001
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