Mansfield, Ohio: Mansfield Reformatory: Shawshank Redemption Prison
Opened in 1896, closed as a prison in 1990. Mansfield Reformatory was the filming location for the 1994 movie "The Shawshank Redemption." Definitely looks like a movie prison from the outside.
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The 100-year-old Mansfield, OH, Reformatory - which closed in 1990 - is reopening for Halloween tours each Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October. People who visit the prison will find themselves "sentenced" by a ghoulish judge who will order them to the Reformatory's freestanding, six-story cellblock (the only one in the world)....
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Mansfield Reformatory: Shawshank Redemption Prison
Historic Ohio State Reformatory
- Address:
- 100 Reformatory Rd, Mansfield, OH
- Directions:
- Historic Ohio State Reformatory. North of town. I-71 exit 176 onto US 30 west. After about three miles, exit north onto Hwy 545/Olivesburg Rd. The Reformatory is just over the hill on the left hand side, on a side street named Reformatory Rd.
- Hours:
- Gates open April-Sep. Th-Su 11-4 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 419-522-2644
- Admission:
- Adults $15.
- RA Rates:
- Major Fun
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