On April 21, 1930, the deadliest prison fire in U.S. history occurred at the Ohio State Penitentiary, an area now known as ...

And you might have visited the reformatory for its annual haunted house — Blood Prison ... more minor than those sent to the Ohio State Penitentiary. The facility held the promise to truly ...

This Week In History: On April 21, 1930, more than 320 inmates were killed in a fire at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus – the largest prison fire in U.S. history. Some of the inmates ...