Opinion: As the 2020 KP Tour season closes, change is needed

Letter: Public consultation needed on multi-year use of KP

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 2 Comments Carceral Cultures Research Initiative, colonialism, COVID-19, criminal justice, former prison guards, former prisoners, Justin Piche, Kevin Walby, Kingston, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, KP tours, Linda Mussell, policing, prison tourism, racial profiling, racism, St. Lawrence Parks Commission, The Untold Stories on Kingston Penitentiary Tours, tourism

Editorial note: The following is a submitted Op/Ed piece. The views and opinons expressed do not necessarily reflect those of The Kingstonist. Kingston is a prison city and has been for almost two centuries, impacting prisoners, carceral officers, their families, and local communities. Yet, still absent in the tours at

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March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Bhavana Varma, charitable fundraising, City of Kingston, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), federal government, filming in Kingston Pen, former prisoners, Kingston, Kingston Pen, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, Lanie Hurdle, letter, multi-year lease, prisoners, public consultation, Scott Harris, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

The following is a letter to the editor regarding the new multi-year lease of Kingston Penitentiary. The views and opinions expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Kingstonist. Since 1835, Kingston Penitentiary (KP) has generated economic and regional growth. Even as KP ceased its social control functions