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  2. List of jail and prison museums - Wikipedia

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    "Opening in 1997, the Museum at the Louisiana State Penitentiary was established to preserve the long and storied history of crime, punishment, rehabilitation, criminal justice, and reform in Louisiana."

  3. List of museums in Columbus, Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Kelton House Museum and Garden: Downtown Historic house: Showcases Victorian life and the history of the Underground Railroad: Museum of Biological Diversity Ohio State University campus Natural history Teaching collection, including insects, crustacea, fishes, molluscs, animal and plant specimens [8] Museum of Classical Archaeology

  4. List of museums in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    This list of museums in Ohio is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

  5. Ohio Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District.

  6. Poindexter Village - Wikipedia

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    Today, the remaining two buildings are set to become the Poindexter Village Museum and Cultural Center. Poindexter Village was the first public housing project in Columbus, and one of the first in the United States. It was named for James Preston Poindexter, an abolitionist and Baptist minister who lived and practiced in the city.

  7. Ohio Police and Fire Memorial Park - Wikipedia

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    Ohio Police and Fire Memorial Park is a memorial and park commemorating Ohio's police officers and firefighters, in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States.The park is north of Town St. just east of Third St.

  8. Alcatraz East - Wikipedia

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    Alcatraz East is a privately owned for-profit crime museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. [1] Opened in 2016, it was formerly operated as the National Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington, D.C. [ 2 ] The museum gives a behind-the-scenes look at crime history in America.

  9. Category : Law enforcement museums in the United States

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    National Border Patrol Museum; National Law Enforcement Museum; National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial; National Museum of Crime and Punishment; New York City Police Museum; North American Game Warden Museum