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Background

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. While this facility was seen in a number of films (including several while the facility was still in operation), TV shows and music videos, it was made famous by the film The Shawshank Redemption (1994) when it was used for most scenes of the movie. The Ohio State Reformatory is currently open to tourists.

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1910

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1910

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Mailing

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Known issues

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Contact & address

Olivesburg Road
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Ohio State Reformatory. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory
Chicago
"Ohio State Reformatory." World Prisons. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-ohio-state-reformatory,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Ohio State Reformatory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}