Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Eastern State Penitentiary Haunted?<br> <br> <br> <br> Is the Eastern State Penitentiary haunted? The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is considered one of the most haunted places on earth. Inmates were left in constant solitary confinement to “help” them repent for their crimes and rehabilitate them, but more often it drove them mad. Have some of them returned to haunt this place? Listen and vote!<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Survey<br> <br> <br> <br> Complete our listener survey to help us out and a chance to win a T-shirt: <a href="https://ghostlypodcast.com/listener-survey/">https://ghostlypodcast.com/listener-survey/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Questions Explored in this Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Where is Eastern State Penitentiary and when was it built? Who had the idea for this new type of prison and why did they think it would succeed in rehabilitating convicts? Who were some of its most famous inmates? Did any of them escape? What torture was used on the prisoners? Have any of them stayed around to haunt the place? What have people seen in Cellblocks 12, 6, and 4? Is this penitentiary haunted?<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_State_Penitentiary_-_Philadelphia_Pennsylvania_-_Cell_Interior_-_01.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eastern State Penitentiary – Philadelphia Pennsylvania – Cell Interior – 01</a><br> <br> <br> Vote on the Episode<br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening to this episode? Go vote on what you think at <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com/polls">ghostlypodcast.com/polls.</a> #TeamBeliever #TeamSkeptic<br> <br> <br> <br> Listener Mail<br> <br> <br> <br> This week’s listener mail is about a grandparent visitation. Have a spooky story or question of your own (or someone you know)? Send your story or question to <a href="mailto:info@ghostlypodcast.com">info@ghostlypodcast.com</a> and we might read it on the podcast. You could be on a future episode of Ghostly!<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_State_Penitentiary_aerial_crop.jpg">The State Penitentiary for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,Lithograph by P.S: Duval and Co., 1855.Eastern State Penitentiary</a><br> <br> <br> <br> History of the Eastern State Penitentiary<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat explores the history of ESP and its designer John Haviland. The idea for the penitentiary was conceived at a meeting in Benjamin Franklin’s house in 1787. This neo-gothic prison was designed for extreme solitary confinement to allow the inmates to repent their crimes to God. After years of abuse, the prison was finally closed in 1971.<br> <br> <br> <br> The Debate<br> <br> <br> <br> Pat and Rebecca debate if ESP is haunted. Footsteps and screams are just the start of the paranormal activity experienced at this abandoned prison. A locksmith reportedly saw a shadow figure cross the hallway before him and those that worked for the Halloween haunted house attraction report odd noises and ghostly figures.<br> <br> <br> <br> Video of Locksmith telling his story: <a href="https://nypost.com/2015/12/21/ghost-hunting-at-americas-most-haunted-prison/">https://nypost.com/2015/12/21/ghost-hunting-at-americas-most-haunted-prison/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Video from Ghost Hunters: <a href="https://ghost-hunters.fandom.com/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary">https://ghost-hunters.fandom.com/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_State_Penitentiary_-_Cell_blocks_1.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Eastern State Penitentiary – Cell blocks 1</a><br> <br> <br> Poll Results<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to learn if listeners thought the Lee Family was cursed.
