Eastern State Penitentiary is now a historic site that hosts tours and Halloween nights. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Eastern State Penitentiary opened in 1829 and was considered the first true correctional facility in America, with Charles Dickens referring to its early-on solitary confinement practices as “cruel and wrong.” Before closing in 1971, the penitentiary housed thousands of inmates and saw countless brutalities, making it a place many consider haunted.
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