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Harold king, who runs a rural halfway house for convicts just released from prison, worries that failure of some convicts to respond to help could dam(...)
Harold king, who runs a rural halfway house for convicts just released from prison, worries that failure of some convicts to respond to help could dam(...)

Harold king, who runs a rural halfway house for convicts just released from prison, worries that failure of some convicts to respond to help could dam(...)

Date12/19/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Harold king, who runs a rural halfway house for convicts just released from prison, worries that failure of some convicts to respond to help could damage rehabilitation work in the eyes of the public.
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Ex-convicts Frank (left) and Jim help Harold King (right) decorate Christmas tree at farm where King helps men just released from prison prepare for return to normal society
Ex-convicts Frank (left) and Jim help Harold King (right) decorate Christmas tree at farm where King helps men just released from prison prepare for return to normal society
12/19/1972
About 100 Jones Ave. residents turned out yesterday to protest plans by the John Howard Society to open a halfway house for ex-convicts on the street.(...)
About 100 Jones Ave. residents turned out yesterday to protest plans by the John Howard Society to open a halfway house for ex-convicts on the street.(...)
5/17/1985
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
3/6/1985
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 (...)
4/19/1971
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
2/13/1978
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 (...)
4/19/1971
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(...)
4/18/1971
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 (...)
4/17/1971
Terror Trio Closely Guarded, Three convicts who escaped Collins Bay penitentiary and went on a terror spree before being captured in St. Catharines 10(...)
Terror Trio Closely Guarded, Three convicts who escaped Collins Bay penitentiary and went on a terror spree before being captured in St. Catharines 10(...)
2/22/1966
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 (...)
4/15/1971
Quelled convicts are shown above standing in courtyard of Guelph Reformatory today after three outbreaks of rioting in three days
Quelled convicts are shown above standing in courtyard of Guelph Reformatory today after three outbreaks of rioting in three days
8/22/1959
Saving in to crush riot, National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D, the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica, N.Y.,(...)
Saving in to crush riot, National Guardsmen wearing gas masks prepare to storm Cellblock D, the stronghold of the rebellious convicts at Attica, N.Y.,(...)
9/13/1971