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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. 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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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1910
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
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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World Prisons. (2026). Ohio State Reformatory. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory
"Ohio State Reformatory." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory.
@misc{worldprisons-ohio-state-reformatory,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ohio State Reformatory},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ohio-state-reformatory},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}