A Brief History of the Prison for Women (P4W)
The Kingston Prison for Women (or P4W) was a place of punishment, resistance, and resilience for over sixty years, and it continues to be a place where women gather to mourn, heal, and organize for social change.
Inside P4W — July 2023
In June of 2023, Senator Kim Pate visited the Prison for Women (P4W) at 40 Sir John A. Macdonald Blvd., Kingston with her students. A longtime advocate of decarceration and abolition, Senator Pate was instrumental in bringing attention to human rights violations inside P4W, as well as the collective efforts towards the institutions closure in 2000. Images provided by the Office of Senator Kim Pate, 2023.