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Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration
Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration

Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration

Date1/1/1968
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  • Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again; as guards protest change in administration. Since it was built 110 or so years ago the original jail has been the scene of many famous incidents; including what well may be the country's last hanging; two men back-to-back; in 1962.
  • Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again, as guards protest change in administration
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto's Old Don Jail is in the headlines again; as guards protest change in administration. Since it was built 110 or so years ago the original jail has been the scene of many famous incidents; including what well may be the country's last hanging; two men back-to-back; in 1962.
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