Tag: Kingston Pen
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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…
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Canada’s Penitentiary Museum: Innovative Inmates
The year is 1998 and you have landed yourself a bunk in the Dissociation Cell area of Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba. You have been given a toothbrush and other basic necessities. While using your toothbrush for its rudimentary purpose of brushing your teeth is an option…you could also source remnants of various household items…