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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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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
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011228F
      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
      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
      Weapons At Ready, soldiers from First Signals Regiment at Barriefield prepare to enter Kingston Penitentiary where 500 rebellious prisoners have been (...)
      Weapons At Ready, soldiers from First Signals Regiment at Barriefield prepare to enter Kingston Penitentiary where 500 rebellious prisoners have been (...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/16/1971
      Prison-made banners flutter from barred cell windows of Kingston Penitentiary on Saturday as 500 rebellious convicts hold the centre block, with five (...)
      Prison-made banners flutter from barred cell windows of Kingston Penitentiary on Saturday as 500 rebellious convicts hold the centre block, with five (...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/19/1971
      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
      Barkley, Harold
      11/19/1974
      Protestant chapel was completely destroyed by the 500 rioting inmates at Kingston Penitentiary although the Bible was left intact. Pews were smashed a(...)
      Protestant chapel was completely destroyed by the 500 rioting inmates at Kingston Penitentiary although the Bible was left intact. Pews were smashed a(...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/23/1971
      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
      Inside a cell at Millhaven Penitentiary, the maximum-security federal penitentiary near Kingston, an inmate has room for a desk, chair and cot. But, p(...)
      Inside a cell at Millhaven Penitentiary, the maximum-security federal penitentiary near Kingston, an inmate has room for a desk, chair and cot. But, p(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/21/1975
      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
      Victor Ling is world- renowned for his work in cancer research. Last year he received both the Dr. Josef Steiner Prize in Europe and the General Motors Kettering Prize - recognized as the top international award for cancer research - at a June dinner in Washington, D.C. Ling helped discover how cancer cells resist the effects of tumor-destroying drugs by using a tiny protein. The protein ejects drugs from the cell before they have time to act. Ling spent years refining and confirming the discovery, which has sparked a search for the right decoy drug capable of fooling the protein and allowing cancer-fighting drugs to slip in for the kill.
      Victor Ling is world- renowned for his work in cancer research. Last year he received both the Dr. Josef Steiner Prize in Europe and the General Motors Kettering Prize - recognized as the top international award for cancer research - at a June dinner in Washington, D.C. Ling helped discover how cancer cells resist the effects of tumor-destroying drugs by using a tiny protein. The protein ejects drugs from the cell before they have time to act. Ling spent years refining and confirming the discovery, which has sparked a search for the right decoy drug capable of fooling the protein and allowing cancer-fighting drugs to slip in for the kill.
      Beaty, Keith
      8/2/1991
      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