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On way to new prisons after a four-day convict rebellion at Kingston penitentiary inmates wave and give victory sign as they are transferred by bus yesterday
On way to new prisons after a four-day convict rebellion at Kingston penitentiary inmates wave and give victory sign as they are transferred by bus yesterday

On way to new prisons after a four-day convict rebellion at Kingston penitentiary inmates wave and give victory sign as they are transferred by bus yesterday

Date4/18/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: On way to new prisons after a four-day convict rebellion at Kingston penitentiary inmates wave and give victory sign as they are transferred by bus yesterday.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011229F
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      Ross, Fred
      4/18/1971
      Kingston penitentiary warden. Arthur Jarvis (left) sits quietly listening to group of inmates who are acting as spokesmen for 500 rebellious convicts (...)
      Kingston penitentiary warden. Arthur Jarvis (left) sits quietly listening to group of inmates who are acting as spokesmen for 500 rebellious convicts (...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/15/1971
      After 4 days as hostage of rebellious convicts at Kingston Penitentiary, prison guard Kerry Bushell, 25, strolls hand-in-hand with his wife down King (...)
      After 4 days as hostage of rebellious convicts at Kingston Penitentiary, prison guard Kerry Bushell, 25, strolls hand-in-hand with his wife down King (...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/19/1971
      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
      Free, and jubilant, Joseph (Gus) Vallier, 47, one of Kingston Penitentiary guards held hostage for four days by rebellious convicts, sits safe at home(...)
      Free, and jubilant, Joseph (Gus) Vallier, 47, one of Kingston Penitentiary guards held hostage for four days by rebellious convicts, sits safe at home(...)
      Dutton, Don
      4/19/1971
      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
      Members of citizens' committee hearing grievances of the 500 rebellious convicts at Kingston penitentiary return to the prison last night for further (...)
      Members of citizens' committee hearing grievances of the 500 rebellious convicts at Kingston penitentiary return to the prison last night for further (...)
      Dutton, Don
      4/17/1971
      Garry Beach (left) and Robert Read (right), Inmates of Warkworth Institution, acted with volunteer Wendy Blackwood and four fellow convicts in a play (...)
      Garry Beach (left) and Robert Read (right), Inmates of Warkworth Institution, acted with volunteer Wendy Blackwood and four fellow convicts in a play (...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/1/1977
      Christmas delights: Tony Simonetta, 35, inmate in a Kingston-area prison, displays some of the toys he and seven other convicts have made for needy youngsters
      Christmas delights: Tony Simonetta, 35, inmate in a Kingston-area prison, displays some of the toys he and seven other convicts have made for needy youngsters
      Millar, Cal
      3/6/1985
      Family Memories: Sandy Fitzpatrick, above, an inmate at Millhaven Penitentiary, was shot and killed by a prison guard Oct. 15, 1987, but his family found out he was dead from a television news report, not prison officials, says his brother Robert, right,
      Family Memories: Sandy Fitzpatrick, above, an inmate at Millhaven Penitentiary, was shot and killed by a prison guard Oct. 15, 1987, but his family found out he was dead from a television news report, not prison officials, says his brother Robert, right,
      Bull, Ron
      2/25/1989
      Salt and Pepper team: Chris Hillick, right, Salt, and John Hypolite, Pepper, leaders of the inmates committee at Collins Bay penitentiary, do their best to cool tense situations
      Salt and Pepper team: Chris Hillick, right, Salt, and John Hypolite, Pepper, leaders of the inmates committee at Collins Bay penitentiary, do their best to cool tense situations
      Kenna, Kathleen
      9/13/1986
      Destruction to Kingston Penitentiary, Canada's toughest penitentiary, was nothing compared to the pandemonium inside where desperate convicts fought each other for control
      Destruction to Kingston Penitentiary, Canada's toughest penitentiary, was nothing compared to the pandemonium inside where desperate convicts fought each other for control
      Ross, Fred
      4/23/1971