Originally a place of rehabilitation, the reformatory later became a maximum security prison before closing in 1990. The Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society bought the building for $1 and ...

It seemed almost fitting that two inmates' paintings of the historic Ohio State Reformatory sold quickly in the Central Guard ...

The Ohio State Reformatory/Mansfield Reformatory, a shuttered prison in Mansfield, Ohio, was made famous as the film setting of 1994’s The Shawshank Redemption. The Blade/Amy E. Voigt Buy This ...

Destination Mansfield has announced that two mid-19th-century houses adjacent to the Ohio State Reformatory, where the cult classic "The Shawshank Redemption" was filmed, are now available to visitors ...

The Auglaize County Historical Society’s Spring Bus Trip will depart for Mansfield and Richland County early morning Thursday ...