Eastern State Penitentiary
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The Eastern State Penitentiary is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971. The penitentiary
The exterior of the Eastern State Penitentiary.
One of the two-story cell blocks in Eastern State Penitentiary
Mugshot of Pep, inmate C-2559. Falsely accused of the murder of a cat, he was pardoned in 1929.
Death row cellblock
Willie Sutton
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William Francis Sutton Jr. was an American bank robber. During his forty-year robbery career he stole an estimated $2 million, and he eventually spent more than half of his adult life in prison and es
Eastern State Penitentiary
…pioneered at the Walnut Street Jail, which emphasized principles of reform rather than punishment. Notorious criminals such as Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton were held inside its innovative wagon wheel design. For their role in the Kelayres massacre of 1934, James Bruno (Big Joe) and several male relatives…
Willie Sutton
Sutton in 1966