Lancaster County Prison
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The Lancaster County Prison is a county prison located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located on East King Street in Lancaster City.
The prison was originally built in 1851 and renovated in 1972. The present medieval-style building replaced the earlier prisons in 1851,[1] with Fulton Hall, of the Fulton Opera House being built on the site of the earlier prison.[2] The prison is still in active use.
The design came from Lancaster Castle in the United Kingdom, which the city was named after.
It was used for public hangings until 1912. [citation needed]
