Tag: corrections canada

• Canada’s Penitentiary Museum

  

  Written by Emily Manson I’ve been to Canada’s Penitentiary Museum a few times, but I learn something new each time I visit. The site is small but picturesque and packed with fascinating history. It is located directly across the street from Kingston Penitentiary, in the former Warden’s residence. The building of a house for the…

  museumskingstonblog

  September 20, 2018

  Historic Sites

  canada, canadian penitentiary museum, corcan, corrections canada, kingston ontario, Kingston Pen, kp, prison art, ygk

• Kingston Pen Tours

  

  Kingston Pen Tours offers a unique opportunity to explore behind the fortified walls and inside the cell doors of the most notorious prison in Canada. The walking tour takes you through the grounds of Kingston Penitentiary, the infamous maximum-security prison that was declared a National Historic Site in 1990. Open 1835 to 2013, Kingston Pen housed…

  museumskingstonblog

  June 17, 2016

  Historic Sites

  canada, corrections canada, discover, kingston, Kingston museums, kingston ontario, Kingston Pen, Kingston penitentiary, ygk