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.
                                            (Tom Berault, 2001)

Terror Behind the Walls

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.

Credit: Tom Berault, 2001