Once home to some of Canada’s most notorious criminals, Kingston Penitentiary may one day become home for everyday Canadians. Ottawa on Thursday officially added the former maximum-security ...

For a decade, Bernardo has been at Millhaven Institution near Kingston, and before that, he was located at Kingston Penitentiary – both maximum security prisons in Ontario.

One of Kingston’s top tourist attractions is getting ready for another busy season. Tuesday, city council is expected to renew a six-month lease of the former Kingston penitentiary for public tours.

It’s deep, dark, cold and murky, but there is nothing else I would rather be doing than exploring Kingston’s shipwrecks 30 metres below the surface. If you have ever visited the city of Kingston, Ont.

Fire destroys the famous cupola at Kingston Penitentiary. The author writes that the inmates feared a transfer to nearby Millhaven, where there were rumours of impenetrable security and electronic ...

Located in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston Penitentiary opened in 1835, making it Canada’s oldest prison. By 1971, the prison was in poor physical condition, overcrowded with inmates, and understaffed.

Kingston Penitentiary is an artifact, a looming reminder of humanity’s worst impulses. A who’s who of people you never want to meet has and, in some cases, still is incarcerated among the 346 ...

The next year, public tours brought in 105,000 visitors and a net profit of $2.4 million. Last year, Kingston Penitentiary saw 67,500 visitors and brought in $1.4 million.

Since Kingston Penitentiary was shuttered in 2013, Correctional Service of Canada has been working with the City of Kingston and St. Lawrence Park Commission to offer public tours of the facility.