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Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh to be torn down

Seven years after its final shutdown, the former prison in Pittsburgh still stands. For now, that is. ....

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Prison cats have ruled this penitentiary for over a century

While just seven members remain of a beloved feral cat colony that has laid claim to an abandoned Pennsylvania prison since its heyday, local animal advocates… ....

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Prison Cats Have Ruled This Penitentiary for Over a Century

"The inmates seem to be the very first caretakers of the cats," one of current caretakers told Newsweek in an interview. ....

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Western Penitentiary SCI Pittsburgh will be sold

A former state prison that has stood along the Ohio River in Pittsburgh for nearly 150 years is being sold and transformed. ....

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TV Talk: 'Great Escapes' revisits a Pittsburgh prison break; 'Hawkeye' and 'The Hot Zone' sequel

Next week’s episode of “Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman” (10 p.m. Tuesday, History Channel) devotes its full hour to a 1997 prison break from the former Western Pen (AKA the now-shuttered SCI Pittsburgh). Freeman, known for prison-set movie “The Shawshank Redemption,” hosts the series with each episode devoted to a ....

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