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Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmat(...)
Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmat(...)

Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmat(...)

Date4/24/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shattered cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of the riot in which 50 inmates held six guards hostage and tore the 136-year-old prison apart. The cells rise in tiers above Maloney's position on the central floor which is littered by debris.
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    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0011230F
      Litter-Strewn Dome of the central cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of th(...)
      Litter-Strewn Dome of the central cellblock at Kingston Penitentiary is surveyed by regional director of penitentiaries John Moloney in the wake of th(...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/23/1971
      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
      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
      Pete the plumber--Peter McConnell, a red-haired, blunt-speaking plumbing instructor in the old Kingston Penitentiary--tries to play down his heroism i(...)
      Pete the plumber--Peter McConnell, a red-haired, blunt-speaking plumbing instructor in the old Kingston Penitentiary--tries to play down his heroism i(...)
      Dutton, Don
      2/4/1976
      Loses appeal: Salesman Robert Stewart (left), 32, is in Kingston Penitentiary for the hit-run death of Judy Jordan
      Loses appeal: Salesman Robert Stewart (left), 32, is in Kingston Penitentiary for the hit-run death of Judy Jordan
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      2/6/1979
      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
      Walk to freedom: Guy Paul Morin, convicted killer of 9-year-old Christine Jessop, leaves Kingston Penitentiary yesterday, free on ball pending his appeal
      Walk to freedom: Guy Paul Morin, convicted killer of 9-year-old Christine Jessop, leaves Kingston Penitentiary yesterday, free on ball pending his appeal
      Faught, Ken
      2/11/1993
      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
      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
      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
      Injured convicts found inside Kingston Penitentiary after 500 convicts ended their rebellion yesterday are brought out by ambulance. One inmate was fo(...)
      Injured convicts found inside Kingston Penitentiary after 500 convicts ended their rebellion yesterday are brought out by ambulance. One inmate was fo(...)
      Ross, Fred
      4/18/1971
      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