Kingston Pen Inmates

Was able to get last minute tickets for the tour of the infamous Kingston Penitentiary. Up, packed and out relatively early.  The tour of the old Pen may or may not be available after this year, guess it depends on the response. So far, it has been booked, so we are lucky to get this opening.

Numerous retired employees, most with over 30 years of history at the Pen, described in detail accounts of their memories. Very fascinating.

Suggestion mailboxes

Gate in and out of the yard

Ceiling of shops, where they were taught skills

Inmate labour built the prison 180 years ago with hand tools only.

Inside the Pen 

After the Pen tour, the museum...

Shives and shanks confiscated

More shives and shanks

confiscated distilleries

Waterboarding torture

After the Pen tour, we headed toward Ottawa to see Bob and Nanci's sister and brother in-law, Vivian and Randy who have been a wealth of information and suggestions for us as we travel through Ontario.