Video and Multimedia

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Video:

Nick Gillette gave a tour of the world’s first penitentiary, opened in 1829 by the state of Pennsylvania. 

An overview of the use of the electric chair.

Audio:

Graceland....Disney World....Sing Sing? That famous New York State prison may not sound like a top tourist draw. But local officials are hoping to cash in by building a big museum at the state prison. Fred Mogul reports.

Sean Kelley is the program director for Eastern State Prison and has been involved with its haunted tours for the past eleven years. He talks about the decaying prison and takes caller questions.

Web:

If the past five or so years have taught America anything about policing, it's that a lack of trust between police and communities of color is an ongoing problem. But why?

A history and photographs of the Walnut Street Jail