Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Canada's Only Prison Museum
Self-guided exhibits interpreting the history and practices of the Canadian penal system (there are 52 federal pens). Uniforms, contraband, convict art. Across the street from a real penitentiary you can tour.
Canada's Penitentiary Museum
- Address:
- 555 King St. W., Kingston, ON, Canada
- Hours:
- May-Oct M-f 9-4, Sa-Su 10-4, Nov-Apr closed Sa-Su. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 613-530-3122
- Admission:
- Donation suggested.
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Worth the trip, and if you have time, should take the KP tour across the street.
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The Correctional Service of Canada Museum is inside the old Warden's house, across from Kingston Penitentiary (KP). The maximum security prison closed in 2013. KP once held the "Vampire Rapist;" also Grace Marks, a maid convicted of involvement in murders (and historical basis for novelist Margaret Atwood's "Alias Grace").