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The Shawshank Redemption

Ohio State Reformatory

Mansfield · United States  ·  Shawshank State Prison exterior

The Shawshank Redemption filmed at Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield. This Gothic reformatory plays the fictional Shawshank State Prison, and the corrupt governor's office was filmed here. On screen it's Shawshank State Prison.

Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield

Where to go

40.785278, -82.505

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
On screen
Shawshank State Prison
In real life
Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Shawshank Redemption film at Ohio State Reformatory?
At 40.785278, -82.505 in Mansfield. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Ohio State Reformatory?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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