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The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison located in Mansfield, Ohio in the United States.It was built between 1886 and 1910 and remained in operation until 1990, when a United States Federal Court ruling (the 'Boyd Consent Decree') ordered the facility to be closed.
'Shawshank Redemption' was filmed at The Mansfield Reformatory. The Mansfield Reformatory served as the forced home of Andy Dufresne and his friend, Red (Morgan Freeman Jr.), but Darabont ...
The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American prison drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the 1982 Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The film tells the story of banker Andy Dufresne ( Tim Robbins ), who is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her lover ...
The film was released in 1994, featuring the Ohio State Reformatory as Shawshank State Prison. ... Construction of the iconic prison began in Mansfield in 1886 and ended in 1910. The place was ...
10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Tours are available at Ohio State Reformatory, known as Shawshank State Prison. For ticket information, call 419-522-2644 or visit mrps.org .
Shawshank itself is crucial to the film. The prison is set in Maine, though they filmed at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. The prison began construction in 1886 and was in use until 1990.
The reformatory is located north of downtown Mansfield on Ohio 545, and has been the location for many major films, [73] including The Shawshank Redemption, Harry and Walter Go to New York, Air Force One and Tango & Cash.
More: Filmmaker explores the paranormal at Mansfield Reformatory, site of 'Shawshank Redemption' ztuggle@gannett.com. 419-564-3508. This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: ...