Geoffrey James Captures Stunning Images of Life Inside Kingston Penitentiary

Michael Enright of CBC Radio One’s The Sunday Edition interviews Geoffrey James regarding his new work Inside Kingston Penitentiary: 1853-2013. These startling photographs portray inmates and their unnatural habitat in one of Canada’s most notorious maximum-security facilities. James took the pictures during Kingston Penitentiary’s final months, before it was shuttered in 2013.

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Image Credit:
Cell Door, Lower E Range, from The Kingston Penitentiary Series, 2013
Colour photograph on archival baryta-coated paper
Edition of 10
21″ x 14″