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The jail question: the English and continental system recommended.
The jail question: the English and continental system recommended.
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The jail question: the English and continental system recommended.

DateApproximately 1897
Format
Notes
Film copy: CIHM 12207
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Don Jail (Toronto, Ont. : 1864-2013)
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Medium
DimensionsCover size: 22 cm x 15 cm (8 11/16 in. x 5 7/8 in.)
Extent
  • 20 pages : illustrations
Language
CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession Number37131052113255D
Dewey Number365.97135 J11 \B BR
Catalogue Record for Print Bookhttps://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=1127522
Ex-Guard at Toronto (Don) Jail, Gary Dassy, 32, and his girlfriend, Jane Mannerholm, 30, stand in front of the jail where Dassy says he helped beat up(...)
Ex-Guard at Toronto (Don) Jail, Gary Dassy, 32, and his girlfriend, Jane Mannerholm, 30, stand in front of the jail where Dassy says he helped beat up(...)
9/26/1974
As the inquiry into allegations of brutality at the Toronto (Don) Jail convened yesterday, nurse Jane Mannerholm, who formerly worked at the jail, arr(...)
As the inquiry into allegations of brutality at the Toronto (Don) Jail convened yesterday, nurse Jane Mannerholm, who formerly worked at the jail, arr(...)
11/25/1974
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
Façade of a three-storey brick building with small barred windows on either side of a protrudin ...
Don Jail, Gerrard Street East, north side, between the Don River and Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
10/15/1913
Edward Davies escaped from Simcoe County Jail, Barrie, Ontario
Edward Davies escaped from Simcoe County Jail, Barrie, Ontario
8/26/1938
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
4/20/1989
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
Metro's first provincial jail-without-bars, to be called a community resource centre and run by the Ministry of Correctional Services, is to open this(...)
10/17/1974
4. Stairwell of the Old Don Jail, a section no longer used, looking south to Gerrard St., and Broadview
4. Stairwell of the Old Don Jail, a section no longer used, looking south to Gerrard St., and Broadview
10/29/1981
It will soon be just a memory for Gifford Chard, who has spent 23 years as a correctional officer at Toronto (Don) Jail
It will soon be just a memory for Gifford Chard, who has spent 23 years as a correctional officer at Toronto (Don) Jail
11/10/1977
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