Todd Spoth

SERIES: EASTERN STATE

In its 142 year history it is known that more than 100 men escaped from the penitentiary's 30 foot stone walls. Various methods of escape were employed, the most popular being the scaling of a wall. In 1923 Leo Callahan and five other inmates built a ladder to scale the section of the east wall seen here. The five other inmates were eventually caught. Callahan was the only Eastern State inmate to escape from the prison and get away with it.
In its 142 year history it is known that more than 100 men escaped from the penitentiary's 30 foot stone walls. Various methods of escape were employed, the most popular being the scaling of a wall. In 1923 Leo Callahan and five other inmates built a ladder to scale the section of the east wall seen here. The five other inmates were eventually caught. Callahan was the only Eastern State inmate to escape from the prison and get away with it.