Publications
The Closing of the Prison
for Women in Kingston
July 6, 2000
Table of Contents
- Message from the Solicitor General of Canada
- Message from the Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada
- Message from the Deputy Commissioner for Women, Correctional Service of Canada
- End of an Era
- Women in Prison in Canada: The Early Years
- Building the Prison for Women
- The First Inmates
- The War Years
- Post-War Decades
- The Modern Era
- Under Fire
- A New Beginning
- Events Leading to the Arbour Commission of Inquiry
- Intensive Intervention Strategy
- Prison for Women: The Last Years
- New Facilities
- Profile of Women Offenders
- Conclusion
- Appendix
Printed in Canada on recyclable paper
ISBN 0-662-65076-X Cat. No. JS82-90/2000
Copyright Correctional Service Canada 2000