Author: Ontario. Royal Commission on the Toronto Jail and Custodial ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Correctional institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Report of the Royal Commission on the Toronto Jail and Custodial Services
Author: Ontario. Royal Commission on the Toronto Jail and Custodial ServicesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Correctional institutions
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
The Don
Author: Lorna PoplakPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459745981
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
An in-depth exploration of the Don Jail from its inception through jailbreaks and overcrowding to its eventual shuttering and rebirth. Conceived as a “palace for prisoners,” the Don Jail never lived up to its promise. Although based on progressive nineteenth-century penal reform and architectural principles, the institution quickly deteriorated into a place of infamy where both inmates and staff were in constant danger of violence and death. Its mid-twentieth-century replacement, the New Don, soon became equally tainted. Along with investigating the origins and evolution of Toronto’s infamous jail, The Don presents a kaleidoscope of memorable characters — inmates, guards, governors, murderous gangs, meddlesome politicians, harried architects, and even a pair of star-crossed lovers whose doomed romance unfolded in the shadow of the gallows. This is the story of the Don’s tumultuous descent from palace to hellhole, its shuttering and lapse into decay, and its astonishing modern-day metamorphosis. Speaker's Book Award 2021 — Shortlisted | Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book 2022 — Shortlisted
Canadiana
Author: Ontario Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry 1867-1978
Author: Ana TampoldPublisher: Micromedia, 198
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Last to Die
Author: Robert J. HoshowskyPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1770702466
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Short-listed for the 2008 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Non-Fiction Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto’s Don Jail on December 11, 1962. They were the last two people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about them until now. This is the first book to uncover the lives and deaths of Turpin, a Canadian criminal, and Lucas, a Detroit gangster. The result of more than five years of research, The Last to Die is based on original interviews, hidden documents, trial transcripts, and newspaper accounts. Featuring crime scene photos and never-before-published documents, this riveting book also reveals the heroic efforts of lawyer Ross MacKay, who defended both men, and Chaplain Cyril Everitt, who remained with them to the end. What actually happened the night of the hangings is shrouded by myth and rumour. This book finally confirms the truth and reveals the gruesome mistake that cost Arthur Lucas not only his life but also his head.
Bibliographic Guide to Government Publications
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
National Union Catalog
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Commissions Royales Provinciales Et Commissions D'enquête, 1867-1982
Author: Lise MailletPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Canadian Criminal Justice Today
Author: Frank SchmallegerPublisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Library of Congress Name Headings with References
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporate headings (Cataloging)
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
Book Description