Debris and fire-scarred walls mark cellblock area where 20 prisoners in a city hall jail at Saint John died last night
Date6/22/1977
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Spremo, Boris
(photographer)
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Debris and fire-scarred walls mark cellblock area where 20 prisoners in a city hall jail at Saint John died last night. Seven short-term prisoners were injured; along with six policemen and a fireman. Police described many of the victims as petty criminals or drunks in for the night. They said the fire was set in a single padded cell. Police could be heard radioing frantically for keys.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105343F