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Ohio State Reformatory

About Ohio State Reformatory

The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio in the United States. It was built between 1886 and 1910 and remained in operation until 1990, when a United States Federal Court ruling (the 'Boyd Consent Decree') ordered the facility to be closed. While this facility was seen in a number of films (including several while the facility was still in operation), TV shows and music videos, it was made famous by the film The Shawshank Redemption (1994) when it was used for most scenes of the movie. The Ohio State Reformatory is currently open to tourists.

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Founded
1910
Opened
1896
Architect
Levi Scofield

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  2. Ohio State Reformatory - Interior, Cell Block Windows02Interior, Cell Block WindowsBrenda Gottsabend · CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Ohio State Reformatory - Interior, Single Cell03Interior, Single CellBrenda Gottsabend · CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Inside The Prison04Inside The PrisonDave Toth · CC BY-SA 4.0
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