Kingston Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched to the penitentiary early Saturday morning to deal with the blaze but were ...

Ottawa Kingston Pen set to close The federal government is closing two facilities in Kingston, Ont. and one in Laval, Que. CBC News · Posted: Apr 19, 2012 11:49 AM PDT | Last Updated: April 19, 2012 ...

Kingston Penitentiary is the most famous prison in Canada, and not just because of the notorious prisoners who have done their time there – men such as the late murderers Helmuth Buxbaum and ...

Kingston Penitentiary, which became a prison decades before Canada became a country, was designed for “confining, isolating, punishing and stigmatizing criminals.” ...

The Kingston Penitentiary, which houses up to 421 inmates, was built in 1835, and Leclerc, housing up to 481 inmates, opened in 1961. "The time has come to recognize its crumbling infrastructure, ...

The CEO of Kingston’s economic development corporation said the closure of the Kingston Penitentiary will have a minimal effect on the city’s economy if jobs are retained.

The decision to open the penitentiary to public tours in 2016 is part of a long-term "visioning exercise" for both the former prison and the nearby Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, said Kingston Mayor ...

When the Kingston Penitentiary first opened its doors in 1835, inmates were not allowed to speak, nod or even glance at each other. It must have been quiet, then, within the prison’s ominous ...

Visitors will be able to tour the historic Kingston Penitentiary — which has held serial killers, rapists and bank robbers — from June 14 to Oct. 29 as part of a new arrangement between the ...

In Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary (Biblioasis 2021), Catherine Fogarty recounts the heavy days, weeks, and months during which inmates launched a ...

Kingston Penitentiary was first opened in 1835 and it currently houses 346 offenders, according to Correctional Service Canada's website. The regional treatment facility, which operates within its ...