Recalling Active Days, Eastern State Pen Holds Toy Drive For Kids of Parents In Prison
An undated Christmas photo of prisoners and staffers at Eastern State Penitentiary.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Extending a long tradition, the staff at the historic Eastern State Penitentiary is holding a toy drive for the children of incarcerated parents.
Mentoring tour guide Ben Bookman says even when the prison, at 21st Street and Fairmount, was a working penitentiary, Christmas was a special time — even for the prisoners.
“Depending on the year, Christmas was always celebrated here,” he tells KYW Newsradio. “In the earlier years it might have only been a special meal. But still, every Christmas day, inmates got mince pies and holiday foods. In the later years they added decorations and Christmas trees, and tried to make the day special for everyone.”
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Extending a long tradition, the staff at the historic Eastern State Penitentiary is holding a toy drive for the children of incarcerated parents.
Mentoring tour guide Ben Bookman says even when the prison, at 21st Street and Fairmount, was a working penitentiary, Christmas was a special time — even for the prisoners.
“Depending on the year, Christmas was always celebrated here,” he tells KYW Newsradio. “In the earlier years it might have only been a special meal. But still, every Christmas day, inmates got mince pies and holiday foods. In the later years they added decorations and Christmas trees, and tried to make the day special for everyone.”
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