Prisons aren’t the most pleasant places to visit, whether they’re haunted or not, but this penitentiary in Wyoming is particularly disturbing. Apparently, this prison is plagued by quite a few restless spirits. There’s a lot of dark history within these walls.

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM The Old Wyoming State Penitentiary is located in Rawlins. It has gone from being a tourist attraction to a historic site to a place of paranormal activity.

TripAdvisor/Kidzoomom Tour groups have often reported hearing strange voices in the cells, seeing people disappear and feeling the presence of hostile spirits.

TripAdvisor/yruhere2 Not only have members of tour groups experienced these things but employees have also reported seeing apparitions and hearing strange noises.

TripAdvisor/yruhere2 Old Pen was recently visited by a group of paranormal experts and they found quite a lot of activity going on here.

TripAdvisor/ibbarb Hotbeds of activity were found around the showers, death row, the gas chamber, the isolation area, certain cells, the chapel and the women’s facility.

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Check out these two videos by ParanormalTV of the ghosts that reside in the prison.

Flickr/Jimmy Emerson, DVM

The Old Wyoming State Penitentiary is located in Rawlins. It has gone from being a tourist attraction to a historic site to a place of paranormal activity.

TripAdvisor/Kidzoomom

Tour groups have often reported hearing strange voices in the cells, seeing people disappear and feeling the presence of hostile spirits.

TripAdvisor/yruhere2

Not only have members of tour groups experienced these things but employees have also reported seeing apparitions and hearing strange noises.

Old Pen was recently visited by a group of paranormal experts and they found quite a lot of activity going on here.

TripAdvisor/ibbarb

Hotbeds of activity were found around the showers, death row, the gas chamber, the isolation area, certain cells, the chapel and the women’s facility.

TripAdvisor/CCW60

Have you ever encountered anything unusual at this prison in Wyoming?

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