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Chain Gangs in the City
To my surprise, and perhaps to yours, chain gangs were a reality in the City of Vancouver in its early years (roughly from city incorporation in 1886 until 1910). Evidently, in no province except B.C. was prison labour used (World, … Continue reading
Posted in crime and punishment
Tagged bc, Burr, chain gangs, city jail, Clough, Grady, Haywood, history, J. S. Matthews, Leatherdale, vagrancy (homelessness), vags, vancouver, Vancouver Board of Works
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