Murder on the Inside, Catherine Fogarty
Murder on the Inside, Catherine Fogarty
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Murder on the Inside
The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary

Author: Catherine Fogarty

Narrator: Catherine Fogarty

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 02/21/2023

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Speaker's Book Award • Shortlisted for The Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book “You have taken our civil rights—we want our human rights.” On April 14, 1971, a handful of prisoners attacked the guards at Kingston Penitentiary and seized control, making headlines around the world. For four intense days, the prisoners held the guards hostage while their leaders negotiated with a citizens’ committee of journalists and lawyers, drawing attention to the dehumanizing realities of their incarceration, including overcrowding, harsh punishment and extreme isolation. But when another group of convicts turned their pent-up rage towards some of the weakest prisoners, tensions inside the old stone walls erupted, with tragic consequences. As heavily armed soldiers prepared to regain control of the prison through a full military assault, the inmates were finally forced to surrender. Murder on the Inside tells the harrowing story of a prison in crisis against the backdrop of a pivotal moment in the history of human rights. Occurring just months before the uprising at Attica Prison, the Kingston riot has remained largely undocumented, and few have known the details—yet the tense drama chronicled here is more relevant today than ever. A gripping account of the standoff and the efforts for justice and reform it inspired, Murder on the Inside is essential reading for our times.

About Catherine Fogarty

CATHERINE FOGARTY is the founder and president of Big Coat Media, an award-winning company that has produced series for both Canadian and American networks, including the HGTV series “Love It or List It.” She is also the writer, producer and voice of the narrative true-crime podcast Story Hunter. In 2021, Fogarty published her first non-fiction book, Murder on the Inside: The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary, which won the Marina Nemat Award for Creative Writing from the University of Toronto and was shortlisted for the Speaker’s Book Award and the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book. Indigo called it one of the best history books of the year and Publishers Weekly said it was a must-read. Originally trained as a social worker, Fogarty holds a BA in sociology/anthropology, an MA in social work, an MBA in human resource management and an MFA in creative non-fiction writing. Catherine Fogarty divides her time between Toronto and Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brandon on May 12, 2021

In MURDER ON THE INSIDE, author Catherine Fogarty looks at the deadly riot that took place at Kingston Penitentiary. On April 14, 1971, inmate Billy Knight led what was to be a peaceful protest against the horrendous living conditions at Kingston Penitentiary.  Fed up with the dehumanizing conditions......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 26, 2021

This book doesn’t hold back any details on the KP riot and probably isn’t for the faint of heart. Honestly, the story of the riot only makes up about 25% of this book. There is lots of history on the prison system in Canada and how KP came into existence. There is lots of content on the blowback fro......more

Goodreads review by Katherine on January 04, 2022

Having been raised in the Kingston area, I found this book very interesting. In addition to talking about the actual riot in 1971, there was a lot of history of the prison and the penitentiary system included. Non-fiction is not usually my preferred genre, but this kept me glued to the pages.......more

Goodreads review by Enid on March 30, 2021

A must read book for every Canadian. Impeccably well researched, this is a damning condemnation of not only the conditions, and events, of the time, but that despite our politician’s protests to the contrary, our criminal justice system is still little more than a criminal punishment system. This is......more

Goodreads review by Pascale on January 12, 2022

It was a harder read than I had anticipated. A lot of information, a lot of important people mentioned that played part In the riot and a very descriptive story. I had to stop myself from feeling sorry for the prisoners. You want to feel compassion for them but then you’re reminded that they are dan......more

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