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Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
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Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc.
Mission Statement
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. works to preserve and restore the architecture of Eastern State Penitentiary; to make the Penitentiary accessible to the public; to explain and interpret its complex history; to place current issues of corrections and justice in an historical framework; and to provide a public forum where these issues are discussed. While the interpretive program advocates no specific position on the state of the American justice system, the program is built on the belief that the problems facing Eastern State Penitentiary’s architects have not yet been solved, and that the issues these early prison reformers addressed remain of central importance to our nation.
Adopted by the Board of Directors, December 1999
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc.
Mission Statement
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. works to preserve and restore the architecture of Eastern State Penitentiary; to make the Penitentiary accessible to the public; to explain and interpret its complex history; to place current issues of corrections and justice in an historical framework; and to provide a public forum where these issues are discussed. While the interpretive program advocates no specific position on the state of the American justice system, the program is built on the belief that the problems facing Eastern State Penitentiary’s architects have not yet been solved, and that the issues these early prison reformers addressed remain of central importance to our nation.
Adopted by the Board of Directors, December 1999
Cause Areas Include
- Arts & Music
- Education
- Prison Reform
Location
- 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130, United States
