Episode 191: The Ohio State Reformatory

This gothic structure has attracted filmmakers, history buffs, and paranormal investigators since it began hosting visitors decades ago. What started as a revolutionary state organization crumbled into decay before being saved by passionate citizens. But just as passionate are the former inmates who refuse to leave. This week’s episode is The Ohio State Reformatory.

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About The Ohio State Reformatory, The Ohio State Reformatory Preservation Society: https://www.mrps.org/about

Common pleas court, Mansfield News-Journal, January 3, 1990: Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Escape from Blood Prison Official Website: https://www.bloodprison.com/

Former Ohio State Reformatory opens for Sunday tours, The Tribune, May 13, 1999: Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Haunted America: Ohio State Reformatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joKXDaw98p8

Hauntings at Ohio State Reformatory, The Haunted Places: https://thehauntedplaces.com/ohio-state-penitentiary-haunted/

Inside The Ohio State Reformatory - Historic Mansfield Prison Tour, The Daily Woo: https://youtu.be/2U7punyLGsg

Limestone and Its Paranormal Properties: A Comprehensive Approach to the Possibilities by Timothy Yohe: https://www.amazon.com/Limestone-Paranormal-Properties-Comprehensive-Possibilities/dp/1517326982

Limestone is efficient energy distributor, Chemistry World - The Royal Society of Chemistry: https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/limestone-is-efficient-energy-distributor/3002325.article

Mansfield Reformatory Inmate | What it was like?, Ghost Walks: https://ghostwalks.com/articles/mansfield-being-an-inmate

Ohio Reformatory's Haunted History, Ghost Adventures - Travel Channel: https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/ohio-reformatorys-haunted-history

Ohio State Reformatory Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/OhioStateReformatory/

Phoebe Wise: A Richland County Legend, Ohio History: https://www.ohiohistory.org/phoebe-wise-a-richland-county-legend/

The Ohio State Reformatory, Forgotten Ohio: https://web.archive.org/web/20171207060321/http://www.forgottenoh.com/OSR/osr.html

Using GIS to Analyze Relationships to Explore Paranormal Occurrences in the Continental United States by Lindsey Danielson, Department of Resource Analysis, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota: http://gis.smumn.edu/GradProjects/DanielsonL.pdf

Victorian-era reformatory drawing tourists, Springfield News-Sun, September 21, 1997: Newspapers.com (Subscription required)

Welcome Video, Ohio State Reformatory: https://www.facebook.com/OhioStateReformatory/videos/welcome-to-mansfield-50-cent/10155790951229343

What Makes a Ghost? Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-makesghost/