Nova Scotia Correctional Facilities


Antigonish Correctional Facility
68 Court Street,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 1Z8
Tel: (902) 863-2527
Fax: (902) 863-7483

Cape Breton Correctional Facility
136 Gardiner Road,
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1M 1A1
Tel: (902) 563-2114
Fax: (902) 563-3636

Central NS Correctional Facility
90 Gloria McCluskey Ave,
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B3B 2B9
Tel: (902) 460-5800

Cumberland Correctional Facility
1 Lawrence Street,
Amherst, Nova Scotia B4H 3G4
Tel: (902) 667-2320
Fax: (902) 667-5533

Southwest Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
Forest Street
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 1G9
Tel: (902) 742-4211
Fax: (902) 742-0680

Nova Scotian Community Corrections Offices

Amherst
30 Church Street
PO Box 154
Amherst, Nova Scotia B4H 3Z2
Tel: 667-7278

Annapolis
253 St. George Street
PO Box 464
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia B0S 1A0
Tel: 532-7577

Antigonish
219 Main St., Suite 302
PO Box 1192
Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2L6
Tel: 863-3505

Bedford
Sun Office Tower, 2nd Floor
1550 Bedford Hwy
Bedford, Nova Scotia B4A 1E6
Tel: 424-3978

Bridgewater
Provincial Building
99 High St., Suite 216
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia B4V 1V8
Tel: 543-4721

Dartmouth
277 Pleasant Street, Suite 112
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4B7
Tel: 424-5350

Glace Bay
121 Union St., Suite D
PO Box 173
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 2V8
Tel: 842-4040

Halifax
6176 Young Street
Suite 210
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3K 2A6
Tel: 424-4011

Kentville
136 Exhibition Street
Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 4E5
Tel: 679-6103

New Glasgow
115 MacLean St., Main Floor
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia B2H 4M5
Tel: 752-3273

Port Hawkesbury
218 MacSween St., Unit 6
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia B9A 2J9
Tel: 625-2349

North Sydney
65C Memorial Drive
PO Box 462
North Sydney, Nova Scotia B2A 3M5
Tel: 794-7265

Shelburne
136 Hammond St., 3rd fl.
PO Box 1004
Shelburne, Nova Scotia B0T 1W0
Tel: 875-2055

Sydney
500 Kings Road, Suite 205
Cabot House
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1S 1B1
Tel: 563-3580

Truro
540 Prince St., Suite 202
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1G1
Tel: 893-5995
Yarmouth
55 Starr's Road
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 2T2
Tel: 742-3551

Young Offender Facilities

Nova Scotia Youth Centre
1442 County Home Road
PO Box 100
Waterville, Nova Scotia B0P 1V0
Tel: (902) 538-8071
Fax: (902) 538-7405

Cape Breton Young Offender Detention Facility
9 MacFadgen Street, 2nd Floor
PO Box 313
Glace Bay, Nova Scotia B1A 5V4
Tel: (902) 842-4052

Adult Facilities

Her Majesty's Penitentiary
P. O. Box 5459
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5W4
Telephone: (709) 729-0356
Fax: (709) 729-0409
Constructed in 1859 and renovated in 1945, 1981 and 1994,Her Majesty's Penitentiary, is located in St. John’s. It is the primary facility for housing medium/maximum security male prisoners. All admissions from the Avalon Peninsula, high security male inmates, long term remands and those awaiting transfer to a federal penitentiary are housed at Her Majesty's Penitentiary.

St. John's Lockup
c/o Her Majesty's Penitentiary
P. O. Box 5459
St. John's, Newfoundland
A1C 5W4
Telephone: (709) 729-3873
Fax: (709) 729-0376
The St. John’s Lockup has been operated by the Adult Custody Division since 1981. It is a short-term holding unit for the detention of male and female persons remanded to await court appearance. Individuals detained under the Mental Health Act or the Detention Intoxicated Persons Act are also held here.

West Coast Correctional Institution
P. O. Box 660
Stephenville, Newfoundland
A2N 3B5
Telephone: (709) 643-5601
Fax: (709) 643-3707
The West Coast Correctional Centre is a minimum/medium security facility located in Stephenville, Newfoundland. The institution was established in 1978 as a regional provincial correctional facility. In 1996, it was restructured as the primary location to provide core programs for federal and provincial offenders in this province.

Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Centre for Women
1 Duffitt Place
Clarenville, NL
A5A 1G3
Telephone: (709) 466-3101
(709) 466-3102
Fax: (709) 466-3664
The Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Center for Women (NLCCW) is located in Clarenville, a town 140 km west of St. John's. The Center was opened in 1982 and is the only facility for female prisoners in the province. All provincially sentenced females, remands, federal inmates who do not pose a security risk as well as federal inmates awaiting transfer to Nova Institution in Truro NS are admitted to Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Centre for Women.

Bishop's Falls Correctional Centre
P. O. Box 880
Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland
AOH 1CO
Telephone: (709) 258-6966
Fax: (709) 258-5484
The Bishop’s Falls Correctional Centre is located in Central Newfoundland. A duplicate of the Clarenville Correctional Centre, this centre was opened in 1983 and accommodates minimum security male inmates from Central Newfoundland.

Corner Brook Lockup
P. O. Box 2006
Corner Brook, Newfoundland
A2H 6J8
Telephone: (709) 637-4139
Fax: (709) 634-0658
The Corner Brook Lockup has been operated by the Adult Custody Division since 1981. It serves as a short-term holding unit for male and female persons remanded to await court appearances, as well as, for individuals detained under the Mental Health Act.

Labrador Correctional Centre
P. O. Box 1240, Stn. "B"
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador
AOP 1EO
Telephone: (709) 896-3327
Fax: (709) 896-4888
The Labrador Correctional Centre, located in Happy Valley, Goose Bay was opened in 1984. All minimum and medium security risk inmate population is primarily of Inuit and Innu aboriginal descent.

Youth Facilities

Newfoundland and Labrador Youth Centre
P.O. Box 40
Whitbourne, NL A0B 3K0
Telephone: 709-759-2471
Fax: 709-759-2611

St. John's Youth Detention Centre
P.O. Box 5085
St. John's, NL A1C 5V3
Telephone: 709-729-5041
Fax: 709-729-0745

Prince Edward Island Provincial Correctional Centres

Provincial Correctional Centre
Charlottetown, PEI
Tel: (902) 368-4590
Fax: (902) 368-5834

Prince Correctional Centre
Summerside, PEI
Tel: (902) 888-8208
Fax: (902) 888-8222

New Brunswick Jails and Correctional Facilities


Bathurst Day Detention Centre,
Bathurst NB
Phone (506) 547-2156
Fax (506) 547-2961

Dalhousie Provincial Jail,
Dalhousie NB
Phone (506) 684-7517
Fax (506) 684-7519

Madawaska Regional Correctional Centre,
St. Hilaire NB
Phone (506) 737-4510
Fax (506) 737-4520

Moncton Detention Centre,
Moncton NB
Phone (506) 856-2311
Fax (506) 856-2895

Saint John Regional Correctional Centre,
Saint John NB
Phone (506) 658-5400
Fax (506) 658-6632