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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(...)
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(...)

Date4/23/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 control for four days. In the letter below; Chris Thomas asks why it took a nightmarish riot to move the Solicitor-General Jean-Pierre Goyer to speak seriously of penal reform.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011228F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario