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 Helping Hands List of Prison for Women Directors, 1934–2000

Printed in Canada on recyclable paper
ISBN 0-662-65076-X Cat. No. JS82-90/2000
Copyright Correctional Service Canada 2000