Eastern State
Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. works to preserve and restore the
architecture of Eastern State Penitentiary; to make the Penitentiary
accessible to the public; to explain and interpret its complex history;
to place current issues of corrections and justice in an historical
framework; and to provide a public forum where these issues are
discussed. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. carries
out these activities using the highest standards in educational
and public programming, and in conservation.
While the interpretive program advocates no specific position on
the state of American prisons, the program is built on the belief
that the problems facing Eastern State Penitentiary’s architects
have not yet been solved, and that the issues these early prison
reformers addressed remain of central importance to our nation.
Adopted by the Board of Directors, December 1999 |
