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Author of the article: The Whig-Standard
Publishing date: Apr 13, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 5 minute read The central dome, where undesirables were beaten by fellow inmates during the Kingston Penitentiary riot of April 14-18, 1971, is shown during a media tour of the penitentiary led by prison officials on April 23, 1971. Photo by Bill Baird /The Whig-Standard
Article content David St. Onge, curator of Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, stands inside the main dome area of Kingston Penitentiary on Friday, April 7, 2021, where many of the events of the April 1971 Kingston Penitentiary riot took place. Photo by Ian MacAlpine /The Whig-Standard
Editor’s note: The following is an edited version of a timeline of the Kingston Penitentiary riot as covered by The Kingston Whig-Standard. This was originally published on April 19, 1971.