The Don

The Don

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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...
年:
2021
出版商:
Dundurn
語言:
english
頁數:
455
ISBN 10:
1459745981
ISBN 13:
9781459745988
文件:
EPUB, 6.94 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2021
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