Collection search - Penitentiary Branch - Commission of Inquiry into certain events at the prison for women in Kingston (Louise Arbour Commissioner) [textual record]

This accession contains the textual records produced by the Commission of Inquiry into certain events at the prison for women in Kingston (Louise Arbour Commissioner). Records include transcripts of hearings, written submissions, files of participants, correspondence as received by the inquiry, core evidentiary material, inquiry briefs, compilations of evidentiary material, and material received by the Commission
The Inquiry also produced audio-visual records, consisting of video and audio tapes of inquiry hearings. These audio-visual records can be found in accession 1996-04099-5 (5 boxes).
There are an undetermined number of video-cassettes scattered in amongst the textual records in boxes 1-82.

24.6 m of textual records

Professor M. Beare, representing the Citizen's Advisory Committee was granted "Standing" at the Inquiry. Persons granted "Standing" were allowed to appear at the Inquiry hearings and to cross-examine witnesses. Professor Beare accumulated records during the Inquiry hearings and later deposited these records in the York University Archives.