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The hole, a hated six-cell solitary confinement block, was one of chief targets of rioters
The hole, a hated six-cell solitary confinement block, was one of chief targets of rioters

The hole, a hated six-cell solitary confinement block, was one of chief targets of rioters

Date8/18/1958
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Original Toronto Star caption: The hole; a hated six-cell solitary confinement block; was one of chief targets of rioters. It was smashed and gutted by fire set by howling prisoners at the height of the wild uprising in which prisoner L. R. Labelle was shot
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Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011243F
Prison-made banners flutter from barred cell windows of Kingston Penitentiary on Saturday as 500 rebellious convicts hold the centre block, with five (...)
Prison-made banners flutter from barred cell windows of Kingston Penitentiary on Saturday as 500 rebellious convicts hold the centre block, with five (...)
4/19/1971
Bright and clean: State-of-the-art control centre for new 80-man cell block at Warkworth
Bright and clean: State-of-the-art control centre for new 80-man cell block at Warkworth
8/22/1991
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(...)
4/23/1971
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-
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-
5/23/1986
Only bars in metro's new jail are in this large cell in the receiving area where prisoners are kept until transferred to the single cells that look li(...)
Only bars in metro's new jail are in this large cell in the receiving area where prisoners are kept until transferred to the single cells that look li(...)
4/22/1977
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
10-By-12-Inch hole in bars through which eight convicts escaped - one was recaptured - from Mimico Correctional Centre is inspected by a prison offici(...)
2/13/1978
The prisoners keep their own golf clubs for this nine-hole course and coming up soon is tournament with golfers in Gravenhurst. By request, 19th hole will be closed
The prisoners keep their own golf clubs for this nine-hole course and coming up soon is tournament with golfers in Gravenhurst. By request, 19th hole will be closed
6/2/1969
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
Pastel-painted cell in the new jail has a clothes closet, desk and night table built in
9/27/1978
Metro West - in cell Diane Keeping, 20-left Kathy Gugins, 33 - her bibles open in background
Metro West - in cell Diane Keeping, 20-left Kathy Gugins, 33 - her bibles open in background
3/15/1995
Cell in which 16-year-old Meredith Coleman was incarcerated is in Toronto Jail, the only place a judge can remand in custody those over 16 and under 18. There are options for those under 16
Cell in which 16-year-old Meredith Coleman was incarcerated is in Toronto Jail, the only place a judge can remand in custody those over 16 and under 18. There are options for those under 16
4/28/1974
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
11/19/1974
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(...)
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(...)
11/19/1974