5 Most Haunted Prisons Still Standing in the US

Five American prisons with documented histories of executions, riots, and deaths — and reputations for hauntings that go back decades. A superintendent's wife found shot in her own quarters, ruled an accident. A two-day gun battle that left five men dead on an island no one was supposed to escape from. A courtroom that shut a prison down for being too inhumane to keep operating. These are the real events behind five of the country's most haunted decommissioned prisons, counted down to the one many call the most unsettling of all. If you enjoy true stories of unexplained encounters, subscribe for more deep dives into documented paranormal history and original horror stories. 👍 Enjoyed these? Please Like, Comment, Share, & Subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/@CreepyDiariesYT?sub_confirmation=1 Attribution: Aerial views of Cork City Gaol, Convent Avenue, Sundays Well, Cork, Ireland by FILMING CORK - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aerial_views_of_Cork_City_Gaol,_Convent_Avenue,_Sundays_Well,_Cork,_Ireland.webm Alcatraz by https://www.youtube.com/user/Editor - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcatraz.webm Alcatraz - Inside the Main Cellhouse (4409977856) by Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcatraz_-_Inside_the_Main_Cellhouse_(4409977856).jpg Alcatraz Island as seen from the East by Frank Schulenburg - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcatraz_Island_as_seen_from_the_East.jpg Alcatraz Prison Cell by pgbailey - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcatraz_Prison_Cell.jpg Alcatraz San Francisco's Prison The Sound of the Cell Doors by Michele Pierangeli - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcatraz_San_Francisco%27s_Prison_The_Sound_of_the_Cell_Doors.webm Cellblock - panoramio by Stephen Edmonds - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cellblock_-_panoramio.jpg Eastern State Penitentiary - Philadelphia Pennsylvania - Cell Interior - 01 by Adam Jones, Ph.D. - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_State_Penitentiary_-_Philadelphia_Pennsylvania_-_Cell_Interior_-_01.jpg Eastern state penitentiary cellblock gallery by Gangway Ghost - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_state_penitentiary_cellblock_gallery.jpg Empty Hallways - A Prison Perspective by Bambiwa - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Empty_Hallways_-_A_Prison_Perspective.jpg ESP-al-capone-cell-door by Thesab - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ESP-al-capone-cell-door.jpg Ingang PI Tilburg by Omroep Brabant - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ingang_PI_Tilburg.webm Inside Abashiri prisonmuseum - 2022 Aug 9 by Nesnad - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inside_Abashiri_prisonmuseum_-_2022_Aug_9.webm Interior National Memorial Prison of Montluc in Lyon France horizontal shot by Tim Adams - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Interior_National_Memorial_Prison_of_Montluc_in_Lyon_France_horizontal_shot.jpg Ohio State Reformatory-1 by Marianodemiguel - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ohio_State_Reformatory-1.jpg Panopticon Animation by Myles Zhang.webmhd by Myles Zhang - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Panopticon_Animation_by_Myles_Zhang.webmhd.webm Prison Corridor - HDR (16225552309) by Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA - CC-BY - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prison_Corridor_-_HDR_(16225552309).jpg Prison corridor eastern state penitentiary by Adithyavr - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prison_corridor_eastern_state_penitentiary.jpg Staff of prison school complex by Abdul-Hanan Chambihi - CC-BY-SA - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staff_of_prison_school_complex.webm #Paranormal #TrueParanormal #PoliceEncounters #policeencounters #TrueCrimeParanormal #Creepy #Unsolved #ParanormalActivity #ScaryStories #Horror #TrueStory #Mystery #Cursed