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The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is using its restored prisoner’s synagogue to show how engaging in religious practices while incarcerated has never been simple or straightforward.
The historic stone prison, now a museum and visitor attraction, was the first to establish a dedicated synagogue in 1922. The overall design concept for Eastern State was influenced by religious ideas of penitence, its isolating cells intended to push inmates into contemplating their past criminal acts in a spiritual light…