Ghost at the Mansfield Reformatory

RonD200RonD200 Registered Users Posts: 350 Major grins
edited August 28, 2007 in Landscapes
I took this photo of a ghost at the Mansfield Reformatory, this closed prison was use in the movies "Shawshank Redemption" and "Air Force One" and is supposed to be haunted.

The photo is of the ghost of a dead photographer, the photographer was sentenced to life for killing off film and he later died in prison and roams the cell blocks!!!!:D

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More photos of the Reformatory can be seen here:

http://rond200.smugmug.com/gallery/3370047#188122943

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  • RonD200RonD200 Registered Users Posts: 350 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Another "ghost" photo and one of the Cells at Mansfield Reformatory:

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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    what a surrounding! i like the ghost shots! they certainly add something :D
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Beautiful old place! I have seen a few jails but nothing quite as decayed as that one. It looks gorgeous, on the scale of Eastern State or even better!

    Nice ghosts, too. thumb.gif
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  • D.RodgersD.Rodgers Registered Users Posts: 212 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie,what a joy to see these,also
    what a great place to photgraph!
    Love the job you did with these.
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  • OffTopicOffTopic Registered Users Posts: 521 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    What a great place to shoot! You've got some great images in your gallery. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
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  • JESTERJESTER Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Wow, I had to go out to the Reformatory many many moons ago to get a prisoner to sign some papers. He was about as big as the actor on "The Green Mile" but just about as gentile. The place has REALLY changed since I saw it. Thanks for the memories. I didn't even know they closed it.
  • RonD200RonD200 Registered Users Posts: 350 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2007
    Thanks everyone for your comments!!!:D

    The Reformatory was very accomodating to our group of photographers, we were in the Reformatory from 8am to noon. The first hour they gave us a tour of the place and told us the history of the prison. Then they gave us free run of the place, we could go where ever we wanted unescorted. They left the lights off so we could photograph with the natural light coming through the windows. It was a photographers paradise. I couldn't belive they put two people in those small cells. They didn't even seem big enough for one person.

    If you're ever in the Mansfield Ohio area make sure you check the place out. For more information on the Mansfield Reformatory go here:

    http://www.mrps.org/

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