LAWS 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: John Kellum, Kingston Penitentiary, British Columbia Penitentiary
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Kamloops gaol, b. c. , 1887 looks like house, not jail. New westminster gaol, 1870-1886 looks like hotel. Morning chronicle (halifax newspaper) noted what kellum & deminas had said to the police magistrate they were out at the elbows and knees and asked to be sent home . Wasn"t much by way of whitewashing jobs this source of income was of little help to them. Requested to be sent to jail might have to steal something if authorities didn"t comply with their wish. Went to their winter home rockhead prison. Note: newspaper"s words, not kellum and deminas". *the way in which canadian leaders planned to use prisons between confederation and wwi reflects their belief that the home played a pivotal role in shaping human life. Jails in the 19th c served partly as a means of providing for those who had no homes. They continued to believe that delinquency stemmed from problems in the young offender"s family.
