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Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself
Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself

Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself

Date11/19/1974
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  • Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself. Correctional Services Minister Frank Drea anounced today that the jail; opened in 1865; will be demolished. He said it imposed conditions which are unacceptable on inmates.
  • Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself. Correctional Services Minister Frank Drea anounced today that the jail; opened in 1865; will be demolished. He said it imposed conditions which are unacceptable on inmates.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011167F
GeographyCountryCanada
GeographyCity, town, twpToronto
GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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
Tons of rubble torn from cells and walls lie at the bottom of one of the cell ranges at Kingston Penitentiary, where 500 rioting prisoners were in con(...)
Tons of rubble torn from cells and walls lie at the bottom of one of the cell ranges at Kingston Penitentiary, where 500 rioting prisoners were in con(...)
Ross, Fred
4/23/1971
Jail cell Where 20-year-old Donald Raaflaub was found hanged Sept, 5 is opened by Richard Fleming, a correctional services officer, when an inquest ju(...)
Jail cell Where 20-year-old Donald Raaflaub was found hanged Sept, 5 is opened by Richard Fleming, a correctional services officer, when an inquest ju(...)
Barkley, Harold
11/19/1974
Metro West Detention Centre with Superintendent John Walter in two different cells/standing in the four unit cell and sitting in the two unit cell-
Metro West Detention Centre with Superintendent John Walter in two different cells/standing in the four unit cell and sitting in the two unit cell-
Stuparyk, Michael
5/23/1986
Milheaven - Cells Area
Milheaven - Cells Area
Spremo, Boris
10/21/1975
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
Inside this door, over 70 men were hanged
Inside this door, over 70 men were hanged
Bezant, Graham
11/10/1977
Cell in which 16-year-old Meredith Coleman was incarcerated is in Toronto Jail, the only place a judge can remand in custody those over 16 and under 18. There are options for those under 16
Cell in which 16-year-old Meredith Coleman was incarcerated is in Toronto Jail, the only place a judge can remand in custody those over 16 and under 18. There are options for those under 16
Goode, Jeff
4/28/1974
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
Spremo, Boris
9/27/1978
In this forbidding jail at St. Joseph de Beauce, Lucille Boucher was kept in the cell which eight years ago housed a woman who murdered her husband by a combination of arsenic, witchcraft
In this forbidding jail at St. Joseph de Beauce, Lucille Boucher was kept in the cell which eight years ago housed a woman who murdered her husband by a combination of arsenic, witchcraft
Toronto Star (Firm)
1/13/1947
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
A Video remand: Constable Dave Penney plays a prisoner, accompanied by Court Officer Supervisor Bruce Petley, in test of video link between jail and court
A Video remand: Constable Dave Penney plays a prisoner, accompanied by Court Officer Supervisor Bruce Petley, in test of video link between jail and court
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/20/1989