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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(...)

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(...)

Date4/23/1971
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FormatPicture
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 control for four days. In the letter below; Chris Thomas asks why it took a nightmarish riot to move the Solicitor-General Jean-Pierre Goyer to speak seriously of penal reform.
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GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0011228F
Milheaven - Cells Area
Spremo, Boris
10/21/1975