[DOC] On the Fascination of Objects: Greek and Etruscan Art in the Shefton Collection by John Boardman; Andrew Parkin; Sally Waite in Arts-Photography

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In the state of Ohio; before 1884; most first-time offenders between the ages of 16 and 30 were housed in the Ohio Penitentiary; where they were likely to be influenced by hardened criminals. That changed when the Ohio Legislature approved the building of a reformatory; a new type of institution that would educate and train young; first-time offenders. Construction was halted three times due to lack of funding; but on September 17; 1896; the first 150 inmates were transferred to the new facility. Over the years; the reformatory expanded its training programs and became a self-sustaining institutionthe largest of its kind in the United States. By 1970; the reformatory had become a maximum-security prison with a death row but no death chamber. It closed on December 31; 1990; but preservation and restoration efforts are ongoing. The reformatory has appeared in numerous television shows and feature films; including The Shawshank Redemption.