Kingston Penitentiary

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Kingston Penitentiary is a historic maximum-security prison in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, known for housing some of the country’s most notorious inmates before its closure in 2013.

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instanceOf former maximum-security prison
historic site
alsoKnownAs KP NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture
category Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario
Defunct prisons in Canada
National Historic Sites in Ontario NERFINISHED
Prisons in Ontario
city Kingston NERFINISHED
closed 2013
closureDate 2013-09-30
constructionBegan 1833
continent North America
coordinates 44.225°N 76.511°W
country Canada
currentUse guided tours
heritage interpretation
designatedNationalHistoricSiteOfCanada 1990
formerName Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada NERFINISHED
hasFeature central dome
exercise yards
guard towers
high stone perimeter wall
segregation unit
workshops
heritageStatus National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED
jurisdiction federal
locatedIn Kingston, Ontario NERFINISHED
Lake Ontario shoreline NERFINISHED
Ontario
material limestone
nearby Kingston Penitentiary Museum NERFINISHED
Lake Ontario Park NERFINISHED
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour NERFINISHED
Royal Military College of Canada NERFINISHED
notableFor housing some of Canada’s most notorious inmates
long history of penal reform debates
prison riots
numberOfCellBlocks multiple cell blocks
opened 1835
operatedBy Correctional Service of Canada NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
postalCode K7L 4V7
province Ontario
region Eastern Ontario NERFINISHED
securityClassification maximum security
status decommissioned
streetAddress 560 King Street West

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