John Howard was responsible for building the first prison in the United States, the Heritage House, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1794.

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The statement is false. The first prison in the United States is considered to be the Walnut Street Jail, also located in Philadelphia, which was built in 1773. John Howard was a British philanthropist who worked to improve the conditions of prisons in England.

John Howard Was Responsible for Building the First Prison in the United