The end was near for OSR, which would close at the end of 1990 after all of its 2,000-plus inmates were moved to the modern MANCI facility or transferred to other state institutions. July of 1948 marks the date of one of the strangest and saddest events in the history of OSR. Air Force One. Not much is known about Milligan's life during this period, though there is record of him living in California, and his sister says he . On November 27, 1863, John Hunt Morgan and six of his officers, most notably Thomas Hines, escaped from their cells in the Ohio Penitentiary by digging a tunnel from Hines' cell into the inner yard and then ascending a wall with a rope made from bunk coverlets and a bent poker iron. During the years it was in operation, Camp Bartley, as the facility was known, close to 4000 soldiers came through its doors. Then they would have been gone.". Founded in 1896 as a medium-security facility with a mission to reform its inmates, the prison had already become overcrowded and considerably more violent by the 1930s. July of 1948 marks the date of one of the strangest and saddest events in the history of OSR. [2][Note 1], Starting in 1897, 315 inmates were executed in the prison's electric chair. I left the drunks to their Milwaukees Best and went exploring all over the grounds. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is using helicopters to search for him. Reporter Rick Neale, an Ohio native, traveled to the Buckeye State to retrace Freshwaters' steps, from the site of his original crime to his stint at the infamous "Shawshank" prison and his escape . The original purpose of what would become the Ohio State Reformatory was for it to serve as a home for middle of the road" criminals; those too old for the Boys Industrial School in Lancaster and not "hardened" enough for the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. The most common occurrence seems to be voices around the old superintendent's quarters. If the area is indeed haunted, one can only attempt to imagine the pain these tortured spirits must be feeling. The escape was first reported last n STEP 5: Don't Get Caught.
