Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio started as a well meaning facility - intent on rehabilitating offenders who weren't yet hardened criminals. But, that changed. Now, hundreds of deaths later, this imposing gothic structure is 250,000 square feet of grisly history and of course, filled with lots of ghosts.

"What I love about touring is seeing the connection people have together through music. My favorite festival I played was at Inkcarceration in Mansfield, Ohio in 2021. We've played a lot of festivals over the years, but this one was just insanely special." - Will Deely (Guitarist of Beartooth)

The Ohio State Reformatory, located in Mansfield, Ohio, opened in 1896 and housed more than 155,000 inmates during its nearly hundred years in operation. In 1993, just three years after it closed, the prison welcomed inmates once again—fictional residents that populate the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s 1982 novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The prison reopened as a museum in 1995.