Christmas at Eastern State Penitentiary

from Evolving Prisons · host Kaigan Carrie

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, USA, was one of the most famous prisons in the world. How did the prison function in the 19th century and beyond? And how was Christmas celebrated there throughout the centuries? We chat to Damon McCool, the Senior Manager of Programme Development there now that the prison is a tourist site, to find out.Evolving Prisons linksWebsite: evolvingprisons.comInstagram: @evolvingprisonsLinkedIn: kaigancarrie

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