More than 60,000 people visited the former maximum-security prison between June and October on tours that included cameos by retired Correctional Service of Canada staff. The tours will run from May to October in 2017.
The Kingston Penitentiary tour included this cell block in June 2016. (Chloé Fedio/CBC)
The prison shut down in September 2013, after nearly 180 years in operation. Some of Canada's most infamous inmates were incarcerated at the Kingston Pen, including murderer and rapist Paul Bernardo and child killer Clifford Olson.
The City of Kingston will continue its partnership with Correctional Service of Canada and the St. Lawrence Parks Commission to deliver the tours. The 2016 tours "produced a regional economic impact of approximately $5 million," according to the city.
A look inside the Kingston Pen in 1981
9 years ago
Duration 0:36
As the notorious former Kingston Penitentiary is set to open up for public tours in June, we take a look at archival footage from inside the prison more than 30 years ago.
