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At the Harold King Farm, halfway house for ex-prisoners, a bull-session is in progress with Mr
At the Harold King Farm, halfway house for ex-prisoners, a bull-session is in progress with Mr

At the Harold King Farm, halfway house for ex-prisoners, a bull-session is in progress with Mr

Date12/2/1965
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Sometimes Kings have as many as 12 former prisoners at the farm
Sometimes Kings have as many as 12 former prisoners at the farm
12/2/1965
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(...)
12/19/1972
Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)
Heading for a dance, the five prisoners had stopped their car in front of the Palais Royale when spotted by the ex-sailor. He notified police and pris(...)
3/8/1946
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
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
Thousands of prisoners who died at the Bergen Belsen concentration camp during World War II weren't deliberately starved to death but died from a rash of diseases, according to a psychiatrist who was there in 1945. Russell William Barton, 61, of Rochester, N.Y., said that when he entered the camp on May 2, 1945, he had heard and believed that prisoners were deliberately starved to death by the Nazis.
2/7/1985
Index to certified copy of list of American prisoners of war, 1812-1815, as recorded in General entry book, Ottawa, Canada: List of American prisoners(...)
Index to certified copy of list of American prisoners of war, 1812-1815, as recorded in General entry book, Ottawa, Canada: List of American prisoners(...)
1924
Bowmanville boys school to house Nazi officer prisoners
Bowmanville boys school to house Nazi officer prisoners
9/20/1941
Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
Don jail guards scheduled to go on duty this morning show up instead with placards and picket the jail, which has a full house of 700 prisoners. Thirt(...)
12/30/1967
The Old Cuba: This huge prison on the Isle of Pines was used by Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista to house political prisoners as well as criminals
The Old Cuba: This huge prison on the Isle of Pines was used by Cuban dictator Fulgencia Batista to house political prisoners as well as criminals
3/29/1975
Report of Mr. Bull's jury, ex-officio, on the late conduct of his servants in a certain public establishment
Report of Mr. Bull's jury, ex-officio, on the late conduct of his servants in a certain public establishment
1829
Scratch the surface of almost any prisoner in Canada and you'll find a poverty background, says Michael Bolton, lawyer for the B.C. Prisoners Union Committee. At left, law student Karen Kahn.
Scratch the surface of almost any prisoner in Canada and you'll find a poverty background, says Michael Bolton, lawyer for the B.C. Prisoners Union Committee. At left, law student Karen Kahn.
8/7/1975