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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

Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself

Date11/19/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cells in the Toronto (Don) Jail were examined by Star reporter Steve Handelman after a prisoner hanged himself. Correctional Services Minister Frank Drea anounced today that the jail; opened in 1865; will be demolished. He said it imposed conditions which are unacceptable on inmates.
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GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
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_0011167F
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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(...)
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Jail cell Where 20-year-old Donald Raaflaub was found hanged Sept, 5 is opened by Richard Fleming, a correctional services officer, when an inquest ju(...)
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11/19/1974
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-
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The hole in the wall through which Toronto (Don) Jail prisoner David Bernard Donaghy, 20, made his escape
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Inside this door, over 70 men were hanged
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Milheaven - Cells Area
Milheaven - Cells Area
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A Video remand: Constable Dave Penney plays a prisoner, accompanied by Court Officer Supervisor Bruce Petley, in test of video link between jail and court
A Video remand: Constable Dave Penney plays a prisoner, accompanied by Court Officer Supervisor Bruce Petley, in test of video link between jail and court
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Keeping tabs: Electronic ankle bracelet helps jail officials keep track of prisoners' whereabouts
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Only once in 50 years was this strap used on a prisoner in Gore Bay jail
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