The Dark History of the Kingston Penitentiary
by
Peter H. Hennessy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
A report in 1833 by a committee of three respected Kingston colonials called for the construction of a limestone penitentiary on Hatter's Bay to the west of the town. Their report contained these words of advice for its future governors: "...[shall] be a place by every means not cruel and not...