The Museum is born, May 20, 1964 // Le Musée est né, le 20 mai 1964
May 20, 2024 marks the official 60th anniversary of Canada’s Penitentiary Museum. On May 20, 1964, Superintendent Robert Cunningham wrote to all Regional Directors and the Wardens of all Penitentiary Service institutions to report that a room had been set aside at the Staff College in Kingston, Ontario. This ‘exhibit room’ would be used to […]
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