Editing Lancaster County Prison (section)

==History==
The [[prison]] was originally built in 1851 and renovated in 1972. The present medieval-style building replaced the earlier prisons in 1851,<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.fandm.edu/david-schuyler/lancaster-in-1850/the-lancaster-county-prison|title=Franklin & Marshall - The Lancaster County Prison |work=fandm.edu|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> with Fulton Hall, of the [[Fulton Opera House]] being built on the site of the earlier prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fandm.edu/david-schuyler/lancaster-in-1850/fulton-hall|title=Franklin & Marshall - Fulton Hall|work=fandm.edu|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> 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 [[hanging]]s until 1912. {{citation needed|date=July 2017}}