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

September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 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

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Kingston Pen Tours opens for fifth season

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Correctional Service Canada (CSC), guided tours, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston Penitentiary tours, penitentiary tours, St. Lawrence Parks Commission

Kingston Pen Tours will be officially reopening for its fifth season of guided tours on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2020, St.

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

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

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Ticket sales announced for 2019 Kingston Pen Tours

March 14, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019, City of Kingston, history, Kingston, Kingston Pen Tours, Kingston Penitentiary tours, maximum security, prision, St. Lawrence Park Commission, ticket sales, tourism, United Way of Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington (KFLA)

If you’ve been anxious to get inside the walls of one of Canada’s most talked about penitentiaries, or if you’ve