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02153aam a22003738i 4500 001 900579067B2811EB8960C99555ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210302012545 008 191227s2021 onc b 001 0 eng 020 $a 1459745965 020 $a 9781459745964 035 $a (OCoLC)1133126121 040 $a NLC $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d NLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d SILO 042 $a lac 043 $a n-cn-on 100 1 $a Poplak, Lorna, $e author. 245 14 $a The Don : $b the story of Toronto's infamous jail / $c Lorna Poplak. 263 $a 202101 264 1 $a Toronto : $b Dundurn, $c 2021. 300 $a 1 volume : $b illustrations (black and white) ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "An in-depth exploration of the Don Jail from earth turning through jail breaks to its eventual shuttering and rebirth. Conceived as a "palace for prisoners" and based on progressive nineteenth-century penal reform principles, the Don Jail took seven long years to build. It never lived up to its potential, quickly deteriorating into a place of infamy where prisoners and guards alike were in danger of brutal violence and death. Its replacement, the New Don, was equally tainted. The Don examines the jail's role in the history of Toronto and follows its tumultuous descent from palace to hellhole, sharing stories of strict governors, inept officials, murderous inmates, infamous gangs, and even star-crossed lovers."-- $c Provided by publisher. 530 $a Issued also in electronic formats. 610 20 $a Don Jail (Toronto, Ont.) $x History. 610 27 $a Don Jail (Toronto, Ont.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01979150 650 0 $a Jails $z Toronto $z Toronto $x History. 650 7 $a Jails $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00981129 651 7 $a Ontario $z Toronto $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01205798 655 7 $a History $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Poplak, Lorna. $t Don. $d Toronto : Dundurn, 2021 $z 9781459745971 $z 9781459745971 $w (OCoLC)1159773046 941 $a 1 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20210302014858.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=900579067B2811EB8960C99555ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search