Unique architecture under dome connecting the shop buildings. (Photo: wikipedia.org)
The prison some have dubbed Canada’s Alcatraz will reopen for public tours this summer, almost three years after it formally closed.
Visitors will be able to tour the notorious Kingston Penitentiary from June 14 to October 29 under a new arrangement between the city and the provincial and federal governments.
Proceeds from the tours will be split between the United Way charity and local tourism marketing efforts.
Fundraising tours of the Pen that were held for a short time in 2014 quickly sold out and Kingston municipal staff say there has been a push for more tours while officials and consultants work out more permanent plans for the facility.
The Pen, as it is often called, ceased to operate as a federal prison in the fall of 2013.
(The Canadian Press)
