<description>&lt;p&gt;Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, USA, was one of the most famous prisons in the world. How did the prison function in the 19th century and beyond? And how was Christmas celebrated there throughout the centuries? We chat to Damon McCool, the Senior Manager of Programme Development there now that the prison is a tourist site, to find out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Evolving Prisons links&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.evolvingprisons.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;evolvingprisons.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/evolvingprisons/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@evolvingprisons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaigancarrie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;kaigancarrie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Evolving Prisons

Kaigan Carrie

Christmas at Eastern State Penitentiary

DEC 7, 202439 MIN
Evolving Prisons

Christmas at Eastern State Penitentiary

DEC 7, 202439 MIN

Description

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, USA, was one of the most famous prisons in the world. How did the prison function in the 19th century and beyond? And how was Christmas celebrated there throughout the centuries? We chat to Damon McCool, the Senior Manager of Programme Development there now that the prison is a tourist site, to find out.

Evolving Prisons links

Website: evolvingprisons.com

Instagram: @evolvingprisons

LinkedIn: kaigancarrie