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Ohio State University alumni are invited to an evening of storytelling and cinematic history at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. According to an announcement, the event is set for 6 p.m. to 8 ...

Sadly, Morgan Freeman does not narrate the self-guided tours at the Ohio State Reformatory. "A good chunk of the audio guide narration is just me," said Ashleigh Ramey, program director at the ...

A chilling visit inside Ohio’s most haunted prison, where history, mystery, and nerve testing ghost tours collide.

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Editor's note: Video at the top of this story was previously published in an unrelated story. The Ohio State Reformatory – better known as the Mansfield Reformatory or "Shawshank ...

When things go bump in the night, they’re often rampant figments birthed from the minds of young children. The belief in the supernatural and fantastical in horror—ghosts, boogiemen, vampires, and ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio — Do you believe in ghosts? The Ohio State Reformatory – better known as the Mansfield Reformatory or "Shawshank Prison" – has been labeled as the most haunted location in the entire ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW)– We’ve all seen the movie. Now, it’s time to experience “The Shawshank Redemption” where it was filmed: the Mansfield Reformatory. The prison was completed in 1896 after 10 years ...

Before it became one of Hollywood’s most iconic backdrops (The Shawshank Redemption), the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield was a breathtaking architectural marvel. This castle-like prison, which ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio – Ghost enthusiasts have several opportunities to check out one of America’s most haunted locations before the year ends. The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, a museum in a former ...

If those walls could talk, the bricks of the former Lorton Reformatory would likely express surprise. What was once an overcrowded, violent penitentiary for prisoners from the District is now a ...