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Brant County Jail, showing door where prisoners made their escape
Brant County Jail, showing door where prisoners made their escape

Brant County Jail, showing door where prisoners made their escape

Date4/23/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brant County Jail, showing door where prisoners made their escape.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipBrantford
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
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    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTS-2-124-GO-249
      Group discussion between staff and child molesters is held at Alex Brown Memorial Clinic in Etobicoke, where prisoners with psychological problems are treated. They're trusted not to escape
      Group discussion between staff and child molesters is held at Alex Brown Memorial Clinic in Etobicoke, where prisoners with psychological problems are treated. They're trusted not to escape
      Alex Brown Clinic
      5/27/1971
      The hole in the wall through which Toronto (Don) Jail prisoner David Bernard Donaghy, 20, made his escape
      The hole in the wall through which Toronto (Don) Jail prisoner David Bernard Donaghy, 20, made his escape
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      10/21/1976
      Debris and fire-scarred walls mark cellblock area where 20 prisoners in a city hall jail at Saint John died last night
      Debris and fire-scarred walls mark cellblock area where 20 prisoners in a city hall jail at Saint John died last night
      Spremo, Boris
      6/22/1977
      In the jailhouse now: Acting Superintendent James Crawford inspects the jail cell area corridor where new video cameras have been installed in order to keep a closer watch on prisoners
      In the jailhouse now: Acting Superintendent James Crawford inspects the jail cell area corridor where new video cameras have been installed in order to keep a closer watch on prisoners
      Bull, Ron
      7/23/1984
      Only bars in metro's new jail are in this large cell in the receiving area where prisoners are kept until transferred to the single cells that look li(...)
      Only bars in metro's new jail are in this large cell in the receiving area where prisoners are kept until transferred to the single cells that look li(...)
      Brennan, Pat
      4/22/1977
      Area where fiv prisoners died in their cells in a fire during an investigation last month. The floor last Dec. 18 is still blackened by soot. Behind the coroner, Dr. A. broken and paint from the charred ceiling. Macdonald, is the rear entrance to the third-floor block, first men in Stratford jail call the area death row, officials said. [Incomplete]
      Area where fiv prisoners died in their cells in a fire during an investigation last month. The floor last Dec. 18 is still blackened by soot. Behind the coroner, Dr. A. broken and paint from the charred ceiling. Macdonald, is the rear entrance to the third-floor block, first men in Stratford jail call the area death row, officials said. [Incomplete]
      Spremo, Boris
      1/6/1977
      Kingston prisoners with their wrists handcuffed and wearing leg irons shuffle into Frontenao County courthouse yesterday, where the 18 men were remand(...)
      Kingston prisoners with their wrists handcuffed and wearing leg irons shuffle into Frontenao County courthouse yesterday, where the 18 men were remand(...)
      Dinsmore, Ted
      6/4/1971
      Prisoners at Burwash reformatory are encouraged by unequal laws to escape for shorter terms
      Prisoners at Burwash reformatory are encouraged by unequal laws to escape for shorter terms
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/8/1967
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
      Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      12/30/1967
      Arriving today for the inquest into the deaths of five prisoners in Stratford jail fire last December are two jail officials and relatives of one of t(...)
      Arriving today for the inquest into the deaths of five prisoners in Stratford jail fire last December are two jail officials and relatives of one of t(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      2/10/1977
      Arriving today for the inquest into th deaths of five prisoners in Stratford jail fire last December are two jail officials and relatives of one of th(...)
      Arriving today for the inquest into th deaths of five prisoners in Stratford jail fire last December are two jail officials and relatives of one of th(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      2/10/1977
      Panel controlling all locks in Rexdale's new $15 million jail is tested by Supt. W. L. Barber yesterday. Known officially as the Metropolitan Toronto West Detention Centre it will help ease chronic overcrowding at Toronto (Don) Jail - but my almost doubling its capacity. Officials are facing the challenge of housing 340 inmates in a building designed for 200. The cells will contain two prisoners instead of one.
      Panel controlling all locks in Rexdale's new $15 million jail is tested by Supt. W. L. Barber yesterday. Known officially as the Metropolitan Toronto West Detention Centre it will help ease chronic overcrowding at Toronto (Don) Jail - but my almost doubling its capacity. Officials are facing the challenge of housing 340 inmates in a building designed for 200. The cells will contain two prisoners instead of one.
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/13/1977