Kingston penitentiary riot. #CTVNewsArchive: This May 9, 1971 episode, CTV’s W5 takes a look at the deadly, four-day Kingston Penitentiary riot that involved more than 500 inmates. The federal prison was widely considered to be the harshest prison in Canada and in 1971 it held 641 prisoners. Kingston Penitentiary had been opened on 1 June 1835 and was the oldest prison in Canada. Apr 15, 2021 · A sketch drawn by an inmate to assist Kingston Police investigators as they probed the 1971 murders and assaults at Kingston Penitentiary during the riot. Historians will note that the most god-awful prison riot that took place 50 years ago this year happened at the correctional facility in Attica, New York, when 1,200 inmates gained control of the prison and took 42 staff members hostage. DURING THE LAST OF THE APRIL 1971 KINGSTON PENITENTIARY RIOT, A GROUP OF INMATE 'UNDESIRABLES' (SEX OFFENDERS AND INFORMANTS) WERE DRAGGED FROM THEIR CELLS, TIED TO CHAIRS IN A CIRCLE, AND VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER GROUP OF INMATES. The Kingston Penitentiary riot of 1971 was a prison riot that took place, leaving 2 inmates dead at Kingston Penitentiary, in Ontario, Canada, between 14 and 18 April 1971. . This was originally published on April 19, 1971. Apr 14, 2021 · The following is an edited version of a timeline of the Kingston Penitentiary riot as covered by The Kingston Whig-Standard. bmpk hdututm olncqyu rvedvwp zojhv fzsoqc osxeqn jtmyf nqvew jasic