Atlantic Institution (Maximum)

13175 Route 8
P.O. Box 102
Renous, New Brunswick
E9E 2E1
(506) 623-4000
Fax: (506) 623-4017
Warden: Simonne Poirier

Atlantic Institution shall accommodate all maximum-security inmates in the Atlantic Region that cannot be managed in any other facility.
This facility will provide a safe, secure and supportive environment for inmates and staff, and will provide programs that address those inmate behaviours that, when corrected, will support the offender being reclassified to medium-security.

Atlantic Institution will provide housing for both General Population and Special Needs inmates, with a goal to encourage the integration of both populations in as many activities, programs, and work locations as possible.

Temporary detainees, placed in Atlantic Institution due to their maximum-security classifications, shall also be provided with appropriate accommodations and programs.

About the Institution

Atlantic Institution is a maximum-security facility, operating three eighty-bed living units, as well as a twenty-bed segregation unit. Due to the continuing decrease in the numbers of maximum-security offenders, both in the Atlantic Region and nationally, it is planned to close one eighty-bed unit permanently. This will leave a reduced capacity of 160 maximum-security offenders, plus the twenty-bed segregation unit.

The Atlantic Institution was opened in 1987 and has a maximum capacity of 240 inmates. The institution is situated on 712 hectares of land in the rural community of Renous, New Brunswick, 30 kilometers from the City of Miramichi, and 10 kilometers from the Village of Blackville. The institutional reserve was formally under the control of the Department of National Defense and operated as an Ammunition Depot.

As one of the surrounding area's larger employers, with an annual operating budget of 13 million dollars, the Atlantic Institution has a significant impact on the local economy. The indeterminate staff of 224 employees was primarily recruited from the local community and continues to live and contribute to the area in both an economical and pro-social manner.

ATLANTIC INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1987
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 240
Number of inmates: 202
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Nova Institution for Women (Multi-level)

180 James Street
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 6R8
(902) 897-1750
Fax: (902) 897-1788
Warden: Gisèle Smith

Facility Role Statement

This new regional facility operates within an open and supportive environment reflective of community living, which empowers women to make meaningful and responsible choices and enables them to live with respect and dignity.

About the Institution

The facility consists of self-contained living units that have the capacity to house 28 women. In addition, there is an administrative sector and areas for program and service delivery, leisure activities, health care, spirituality and a family-visiting unit.

NOVA INSTITUTION
FEMALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1995 Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 24
Number of inmates: 26
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

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Dorchester Penitentiary (Medium)

4902 Main Street
Dorchester, New Brunswick
E4K 2Y9
(506) 379-2471
Fax: (506) 379-4200
Warden: Gary Mills

Facility Role Statement

The operation of Dorchester Penitentiary will reflect the Mission of the Correctional Service of Canada. The structure and orientation of the institution will encompass current concepts in the fields of corrections and correctional treatment. It will also endeavour to expose offenders to the outside community's social and cultural environment. This will be achieved through active involvement of the employees of Correctional Service of Canada as well as contract staff and volunteers. The operation will assess the needs of the offenders and, in compliance with the Correctional Strategy; programs will be delivered to enhance the offenders potential for release as law-abiding citizens.

About the Institution

Dorchester is the Regional Treatment Centre (RTC) providing services to mentally ill offenders for the Atlantic Region. Until 1988, this facility housed the Atlantic Region's maximum-security population and could accommodate 400 inmates. Currently, the institution houses general population inmates, temporary detainees and psychiatric patients. All offenders are provided with a range of developmental programs and every effort is made to integrate the various populations to maximize rehabilitative impact. The RTC is divided into three units which provide mental health services, gradual reintegration of mental health patients into the general population environment and intensive remedial programs for high need offenders housed in the general population area.

DORCHESTER PENITENTIARY
MEDIUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1880
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 298
Number of inmates: 330
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 52

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Springhill Institution (Medium)

330 McGee Street
P.O. Box 2140
Springhill, Nova Scotia
B0M 1X0
(902) 597-8651
Fax: (902) 597-3562
A/Warden: Alan Alexander

Facility Role Statement

Springhill Institution is a medium-security facility operating pursuant to various legislative acts, which impose binding legal obligations, but is also guided corporately by a comprehensive internal mission, vision and values framework. It is through an effective blend of the legal and corporate mandates that the Correctional Service of Canada develops and defines its policies, procedures and service delivery.

About the Institution

Springhill Institution is the largest "fenced" correctional facility located on 167 hectares of land and situated on a plateau overlooking the town of Springhill, County of Cumberland, approximately 30 kilometers from Amherst, Nova Scotia. It houses the largest medium-security offender population in the Atlantic Region and is the only major male federal institution in Nova Scotia. The town of Springhill, has a proud and long history as a coal mining community, however, all mining operations were terminated following a major mine disaster in 1958.

Historically, this facility has been responsible for managing the Atlantic region's largest medium-security general offender population as well as the Regional Reception Centre (RRC). Springhill also has a dedicated unit to accommodate maximum-security women offenders, some of whom demonstrate special needs. The Institution also provides service support to the Atlantic region through the operation of its regional laundry.

The RRC makes a significant contribution to the region and toward the goal of offender reintegration by ensuring programming needs and offender risk are promptly identified and intervention strategies, to reduce risk, facilitated.

Springhill receives all offenders entering the federal system directly from the Courts as well as any Temporary Detention cases formerly released from Springhill and still considered medium-security. Other offenders housed at Springhill, albeit temporarily, include those rated as minimum-security who are awaiting transfer to Westmorland Institution. Psychiatric offenders who can function in a medium-security environment and who require only outpatient care and treatment will also be maintained at this facility.

Springhill Institution shares the responsibility for managing the Atlantic region's medium-security offenders with Dorchester Penitentiary. The evolution of each institution, however, has resulted in each having a quite different and unique focus. Dorchester is more oriented toward sex offender and intensive psychiatric treatment and has an older more homogeneous offender population. Springhill on the other hand, manages the RRC as well as a younger and more general medium-security offender population, many of whom have a greater propensity for institutional violence, are impulsive and, therefore create more security concerns and risks.

SPRINGHILL INSTITUTION
MEDIUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1967
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 374
Number of inmates: 358
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 28

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Westmorland Institution (Minimum)

4902A Main Street
Dorchester, New Brunswick
E4K 2Y9
(506) 379-2471
Fax: (506) 379-4629
Warden: Mike Corbett

The orientation of Westmorland Institution will reflect the Mission of the Correctional Service of Canada. The structure and orientation of the institution encompasses advanced concepts in the field of Corrections. It also reflects the best aspects of normal society's social and cultural environment. This is achieved through the active involvement of citizens and social/cultural groups. It is the only minimum-security institution in the Atlantic Region. The institution receives inmates that are placed from the Regional Reception Center at Springhill Institution or are transferred from higher security institutions in addition to placements from the province of New Brunswick under the Canada/NB Initiative.
About the Institution

Westmorland Institution is located in the village of Dorchester, approximately 40 kilometers from Moncton, New Brunswick. Originally an annex to Dorchester Penitentiary, this institution was established as an autonomous institution in 1975 and was named for the county in which it is located. Originally designed as an agricultural operation, Westmorland Institution has evolved into a full-fledged correctional facility offering a range of personal development, academic and vocational programs which are focused on addressing the criminogenic needs of the offenders. The geographical location of Westmorland permits the institution to carry out a farm operation on approximately 1200 hectares of land.

Westmorland Institution operates without the use of physical security devices such as fences, towers or weapons, but is largely dependent upon continuous interaction between staff and inmates heading to timely resolution of issues. The whole complex includes row houses and a community building containing unit staff office facilities.

WESTMORLAND INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1975
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 237
Number of inmates: 224
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Donnacona Institution (Maximum)

1537 Highway 138
Donnacona, Quebec
G3M IC9
(418) 285-2455
Fax: (418) 285-2027
Warden: Pierre Laplante

Facility Role Statement

Because of its layout with two separate housing areas and the fact that its infrastructure is designed for maximum-security, Donnacona Institution is able to accommodate any type of population. Donnacona Institution is made up of seven separate populations, including two segregation areas with a cell capacity of 68, two restricted-contact populations, two general populations and a population for post-suspension cases that the institution has been responsible for taking from Eastern Quebec since March 1992.
About the Institution

Located 45 kilometers west of Quebec City, the facility is comprised of two stand-alone living units within the same institution and accommodated both medium and maximum-security inmates when it first opened in 1986. In 1991, the institution was modified so that it could accommodate only maximum-security inmates in both of its living units. Since 1992, Donnacona Institution has been responsible for housing post-suspension cases from Eastern Quebec and has 48 cells designated for long-term segregation of offenders.

DONNACONA INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1986
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 359
Number of inmates: 290
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 4

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Port-Cartier Institution (Maximum)

Chemin de l'Aéroport
P.O. Box 7070
Port-Cartier, Quebec
G5B 2W2
(418) 766-7070
Fax: (418) 766-6258
Warden: Benoit Boulerice

About the Institution

This maximum-security facility is located approximately 70 kilometers from Sept-Iles. It was opened in the fall of 1988, to take inmates from Laval Institution, which was closing down. Port-Cartier replaced Laval Institution, better known as the "old St-Vincent-de-Paul Institution". It has an infrastructure similar to Donnacona and accommodates long-term segregation cases. The institution also houses protective custody inmates, that is, offenders who must be isolated from the general population because of the nature of their crimes (sex offences and other crimes not accepted in the local inmate culture) and offenders who are having problems with other inmates. Port- Cartier has 243 cells in three cell blocks. Thirty cells are reserved for long-time segregation cases. The institution's mandate is to house all "protective custody" cases in Quebec Region. A "protective custody" case refers to an inmate who cannot be admitted to the "regular" population and must be kept separate. Usually, protective custody cases fall into the following categories: persons who have committed certain kinds of crimes (such as sexual offences against women or children), high-profile offenders, informers, offenders with incompatibles in other institutions, and social misfits.

Technical maintenance, psychology, part of correctional program delivery, health, education and library services are all delivered by private-sector partners in this institution. CORCAN manufactures a line of textiles at Port-Cartier, employing an average of 35 inmates, which is 15% of the inmate population that is available for work.

PORT-CARTIER INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1988
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 236
Number of inmates: 252
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 48

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Regional Reception Centre (Maximum)

246 Montée Gagnon
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
J0N 1H0
(450) 478-5977
Fax: (450) 478- 5899
A/Warden: Robert Poirier

About the Institution

The Regional Reception Centre is a multi-security level facility that operates four separate types of accommodation: reception, maximum-security, a Special Handling Unit (built in 1984 and expanded in 1997 which includes cells reserved for mental health) and a separate section for female offenders.

Female offenders in the reception process and inmates requiring a maximum-security facility have been housed in "A" Block of the Regional Reception Centre since 1997. Renovations were done to split "A" Block of the men's penitentiary in two and use five of the existing cells and two offices to accommodate female inmates.

REGIONAL RECEPTION CENTRE
SPECIAL HANDLING UNIT (SHU)
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1984
Security level: High-maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 90
Number of inmates: 56
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

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Archambault Institution (Medium)

242 Montée Gagnon
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
J0N 1H0
(450) 478-5960
Fax: (450) 478-7655
Warden: Yves Fafard

About the Institution

Built in 1969 as a maximum-security penitentiary, Archambault was converted to a medium-security institution in 1991. The 425-cell capacity is divided among three blocks: the Regional Mental Health Unit (RMHU), with its 140 beds in a mixed-security environment, the 143-cell regular population unit, and one 142-cell block housing exclusively a protective-custody population.

The institution is responsible for delivering mental health services in the region, which it does in three ways: managing the service delivery contract with 'Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal (IPPM)', managing the Mental Health Unit, and coordinating these services in all units in Quebec Region.

The Regional Mental Health Unit offers intermediate-level health care to inmates who are afflicted with mental illness or personality disorders, in a "therapeutic community" setting. Acute cases are referred to the Pinel institute.

Another aspect of Archambault's regional dimension is its responsibility for the regional hospital. With its capacity of eleven cells/beds, this unit takes inmates from not only Archambault itself but also all other institutions as an alternative to external hospitalization, convalescent care, or long-term care.

The "protective custody" unit was opened in Archambault in the spring of 1998, to solve crowding in other institutions. The population of this unit can access the same basic programs as the "regular" population, so protective-custody inmates can participate in "living skills", "anger management", and ALTO programs and get an education at the elementary, secondary and CÉGEP levels.

ARCHAMBAULT INSTITUTION
MEDIUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1969
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 285
Number of inmates: 248
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 78


ARCHAMBAULT INSTITUTION
MENTAL HEALTH UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1991

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 140
Number of inmates: 116
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

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Cowansville Institution (Medium)

400 Fordyce Avenue
Cowansville , Quebec
J2K 3G6
(450) 263-3073
Fax: (450) 263-0325
Warden: Brigitte Dubé

Located 100 kilometers east of Montreal, Cowansville Institution is one of the oldest medium-security facilities in the Quebec Region.

The institution offers a complete basic literacy program (elementary and secondary levels). A parallel program is available for offenders with learning disabilities. Through Collège Marie-Victorin, the institution also provides academic courses at the Cégep level, for inmates working toward their Diploma of Collegial Studies. There are also vocational programs in industrial design, bookkeeping, welding and body repair, leading to a Diploma of Collegial Studies with a vocational specialization.

Moderate-intensity programs are available in cognitive learning as well as for substance abusers, men with spousal violence issues, and sex offenders. The institution has also developed a low-intensity program for visible minorities. Cowansville is officially designated as one of the two medium-security institutions in the region that run programs specifically for Aboriginals.

CORCAN Industries manage a plant at Cowansville Institution that assembles workstations as well as various metal and wood products. There is also a powder paint shop for metals. The shop is spacious enough to carry out various operations: finishing, cleaning, painting, assembly, and packing.

COWANSVILLE
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1966
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 424
Number of inmates: 387
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 4

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Drummond Institution (Medium)

2025 Jean-de-Brébeuf Street
Drummondville, Quebec
J2B 7Z6
(819) 477-5112
Fax: (819) 477-9893
Warden: France Poisson

About the Institution

Drummond Institution is near the municipality of Drummondville, located about 100 kilometers north-east of Montreal. The institution was opened in 1984 as a medium-security population however, was originally designed as a maximum-security institution, it has never been used for this purpose.

The main programs are CORCAN textile shops, technical and institutional services, and food services. Among their many products, CORCAN/Drummond makes white trousers and shirts for the inmates and officers who work in the kitchens in all of Canada's penitentiaries, jeans for inmates, uniform trousers for correctional officers and for Montreal city bus drivers, and polo shirts for inmates.

The institution offers inmates the following correctional programs: Living Skills, Living Without Violence, ALTO (a substance abuse program), relapse prevention, self-awareness, anger management, sex education, aboriginal program, academic program, community integration, job readiness training, and budgeting.

DRUMMOND INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1984
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 252
Number of inmates: 287
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 92

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La Macaza Institution (Medium)

321 Chemin de l'Aéroport
La Macaza, Quebec
J0T 1R0
(819) 275-2315
Fax: (819) 275-3079
Warden: Karol Prévost

About the Institution

La Macaza Institution is in the Laurentians, about 90 minutes from Montreal. This medium-security institution has a capacity of 240 cells. Double occupancy resulted from an increase in the inmate population to 314 as of September 24, 1998.

La Macaza's distinguishing feature is its tertiary-level clinical program for sex offenders, offered exclusively at this institution.

Specific programs developed to address aspects of Aboriginal culture are also delivered, especially with regards to sexual offences.

CORCAN runs a print shop at La Macaza, which produces forms and publications for the Correctional Service of Canada and other federal departments. CORCAN/La Macaza is the forms distribution centre for the Correctional Service of Canada.

LA MACAZA INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1978
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 240
Number of inmates: 309
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 146

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Leclerc Institution (Medium)

400 Montée Saint-François
Laval, Quebec
H7C 1S7
(450) 664-1320
Fax: (450) 664-6719
Warden: Denis Cloutier

About the Institution

Leclerc Institution is a medium-security penitentiary complex, with a number of buildings. The fence that surrounds the complex is equipped with observation towers and an electronic security system. The institution has a capacity of 482 cells, including five for disabled inmates. Double occupancy resulted in an increase in the inmate population to 553 as of September 24, 1998.

This institution was designed to accommodate offenders who present a moderate escape risk, and it is particularly suitable for recidivists who want to take industrial, apprenticeship or academic training programs.

Leclerc also takes post-suspension cases. These are offenders who are returned to custody because they have violated their release conditions or have reoffended and are waiting to be transferred to another institution or re-released. Leclerc has the largest post-suspension unit in Quebec Region, with a total of 180 beds in four double-occupancy ranges.

The institution runs the ECHO program (which stands for Effort, Communication, Honesty and Orientation) in a therapeutic community setting, for inmates with a serious drug or alcohol problem.

The industrial program at Leclerc is represented by its regional laundry facility, managed by CORCAN. The laundry serves not only all the institutions in the region but also many hospitals in and around Montreal.

LECLERC INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1961
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 482
Number of inmates: 544
Number of inmates that are double bunked:158

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Federal Training Centre (Minimum)

6099 Lévesque Boulevard east
Laval, Quebec
H7C 1P1
(450) 661-7786
Fax: (450) 661-9485
Warden: Lise Bouthillier

About the Institution

The Federal Training Centre (FTC) has a cell capacity of 377, divided among 5 different living centres. Double occupancy resulted in an increase in the inmate population to 419 as of September 24, 1998.

Like any other minimum-security institution, the primary purpose of the FTC is to help inmates prepare for their return to the community, in the short or medium term.

Because of the physical environment and the availability of more structured programming, the FTC is well suited for its mission of accepting long-sentence inmates, as long as they have begun to make progress and will not present an undue risk to the community by being in a minimum-security institution. That is why the population profile consistently includes a hundred or so inmates serving a life sentence.

Academic instruction takes up the largest share of the institution's programs. There are also programs for substance abusers (STOP), men with family violence issues (CONTRECOUPS) and long-sentence inmates (REPÈRE). In addition, in collaboration with the East/West District, the FTC offers the "Time Out" program, which is for offenders whose conditional release is temporarily suspended.

FEDERAL TRAINING CENTRE
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1932
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 377
Number of inmates: 414
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 112

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Montée Saint-François Institution (Minimum)

1300 Montée Saint-François
Laval, Quebec
H7C 1S6
(450) 661-9620
Fax: (450) 661-7449
Warden: Serge Gagnon

Facility Role Statement

Montée St-François Institution (MSF) is a 243-bed minimum-security penitentiary. Most of the programs delivered there are intended to address the criminogenic factors identified in the correctional plan of inmates who, in theory, are at the last stage in the custodial part of their sentence, before moving on to the community.

The institution's proximity to Montreal makes it an excellent facility for day parole programs. MSF has developed partnerships with more than 25 community-based agencies, which take our residents for work releases, day parole and personal development projects, and escorted and unescorted temporary absences.

The institution's technical services staff, assisted by the inmates, do all repairs and maintenance on the buildings, roads, parking lots and grounds within Laval Complex.

About the Institution

Opened as a farm annex to St-Vincent-de-Paul Institution, Montée St-François, a minimum-security institution, was moved in 1989 to the renovated buildings of the Correctional Development Centre (high maximum), which was built in the mid-1960s. In 1996, the addition of 80 beds in housing units increased the institution's capacity. It's proximity to Montreal makes it an ideal institution for the development of day parole programs for the community.

MONTÉE ST-FRANÇOIS INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: Mid-1960's
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 243
Number of inmates: 231
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 10

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Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Institution (Minimum)

244 Montée Gagnon
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec
J0N 1H0
(450) 478-5933
Fax: (450) 478-7077
Warden: Jean-Luc Gougeon

About the Institution

Ste-Anne-des-Plaines (SAP) Institution is one of Quebec Region's three minimum-security penitentiaries. It is part of Ste- Anne-des-Plaines Complex, which also includes the medium-security Archambault Institution and the maximum-security Regional Reception Centre. SAP has a cell capacity of 180 beds, including a 96-bed dormitory.SAP was built in 1968. Its original mandate was to serve the other two institutions in the complex, and while this mandate has been broadened since that date, SAP has continued to fulfil its original function to this day. The services it delivers include heating, drinking water, wastewater treatment, vehicle maintenance, telephone switchboards, materials warehousing and management, food services (preparation and meal service), transportation (of goods), management of construction programs, groundskeeping, building maintenance, snow removal, collection and treatment of putrescible waste, and collection of ordinary garbage. Service delivery occupies more than 55% of the inmate population. This work gives them learning opportunities and teaches them an occupation in cooking, welding, horticulture or auto mechanics. Ste-Anne-des-Plaines also houses long-sentence inmates (over 10 years), sex offenders, and Aboriginal offenders.

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1970
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 180
Number of inmates: 165
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

Joliette Institution (Multi)

400 Marsolais Street
Joliette, Quebec
J6E 8V4
(450) 752-5257
Fax: (450) 752-1765
Warden: Marie-Andrée Cyrenne

About the Institution

The Joliette Institution is located about 100 kilometers north-east of Montreal and was designed for both minimum- and medium-security inmates. Accommodation is divided into ten cottages with eight rooms each and a block of six cells for inmates with integration problems. This facility also has six segregation cells.

The first inmates were transferred to Joliette in January 1997. Most of them came from Tanguay, a provincial institution with which the federal government had a service agreement for the management of federally-sentenced women.

Joliette Institution has to meet the specific needs of women offenders. The programs, such as Living Skills, have been adapted to reflect their situation.

The Mother-Child Program meets an important need for these offenders, and the institution has developed guidelines to follow up an innovative program in which mothers live with their young children part of the time.

JOLIETTE INSTITUTION
FEMALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1997
Security level: Minimum/Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 105
Number of inmates: 61
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

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Kingston Penitentiary (Maximum)

555 King Street West
P.O. Box 22
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4V7
(613) 545-8460
Fax: (613) 545-8826
Warden: Donna Morrin

Facility Role Statement

The offender is ultimately responsible for his criminal behaviour. The sentence of the court constitutes punishment. The community is a responsible participant in the correctional process. Federal corrections are responsible for the provision of an environment with appropriate measures of security, conducive to active participation in program opportunities. Federal corrections are responsible for the provision of adequate procedural safeguards designed to protect the rights of the offender. The offender is responsible for earning and maintaining his privileges.

About the Institution

Kingston Penitentiary (KP) officially opened in June 1835 under the reign of King William IV, British North America's first "penitentiary" was initially called the "Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada", or the "Provincial Penitentiary" for short. Originally designed by American William Powers of Auburn, New York, the institution was heavily influenced by the system that had been established there. Mr. Powers was subsequently appointed as the first Deputy Warden.

With the union of Upper and Lower Canada in 1841, the institution became known as the "Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Canada". With the passing of the British North America Act and Confederation in 1867, the institution became more commonly known as "Kingston Penitentiary", and was one of three such institutions placed under the control of the federal government, along with facilities at Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John, New Brunswick. For the first 99 years, women were incarcerated within the walls of KP, although in segregation from the male population. Children as young as 8 years old were also incarcerated there in the early days. KP has experienced three major riots, October 1932; August 1954 and April 1971. In the aftermath of the 1971 riot, Kingston Penitentiary was re-designated as Ontario Region's Reception Centre, a role it served until 1981. Today KP continues as a maximum-security institution.

KINGSTON PENITENTIARY
MAXIMUM-SECURITY UNIT
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1835
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 431
Number of inmates: 372
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Millhaven Institution (Maximum)

Highway 33
P.O. Box 280
Bath, Ontario
K0H 1G0
(613) 351-8000
Fax: (613) 351-8136
Warden: Jim Marshall

About the Institution

Originally announced in 1965 as part of a 10-year development program of construction, commencement of the construction of Millhaven Institution was delayed until 1968 due to various concerns raised relative to the original design. Further events beyond the control of the Canadian Penitentiary Service, such as construction disputes, caused further delays.

Millhaven was opened prematurely in April 1971 as a result of the riot at Kingston Penitentiary, which Millhaven was originally intended to replace. During the period 1977-1984, Millhaven operated a Special Handling Unit (SHU) along with its general maximum-security population. In 1990, it commenced its current dual role, housing a reception facility, as well as a general maximum-security population.

In addition to providing reception services for the Ontario Region, Millhaven Institution is one of two facilities within the region that houses a maximum-security population. The facility consists of three administration buildings and three living unit buildings. Current master plan developments will attempt to address operational issues that arose as a result of inmate disturbances over an extended period.

MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION
MAXIMUM-SECURITY UNIT
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1971
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 276
Number of inmates: 132
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Regional Treatment Centre (Maximum)

555 King Street West
P.O. Box 22
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4V7
(613) 536-6900
Fax: (613) 536-4115
Warden: Jim Blackler

Facility Role Statement

The Regional Treatment Centre, Ontario, as part of the Correctional Service of Canada, contributes to successful reintegration of offenders by:


providing a broad range of quality, cost effective clinical, correctional and related services to meet the needs of federal offenders;
engaging in consultative and educational interchanges with correctional and non-correctional institutions and agencies;
promoting and supporting the development of expertise and excellence amongst its staff; and,
promoting and supporting research relevant to the services provided.
About the Institution

The Regional Treatment Centre (RTC) is situated within the perimeter security of Kingston Penitentiary and provides acute/sub-acute psychiatric services, and/or chronic psychiatric services. The facility is divided into two separate buildings. Currently, a floor of RTC is dedicated to the psychiatric treatment of male offenders. The Mental Health Unit opened in 1996 and provides intermediary psychiatric care, and has absorbed the sex offender programming. The care provided includes a full range of health services in compliance with CSC Health Service Standards, in conjunction with relevant correctional and/or therapeutic programs that match the identified needs of the patient's Correctional Treatment Plan.

A Psychosocial Rehabilitation program is offered to offenders with identified psychiatric disorders, developmental disabilities, or other disabilities which inhibit or prohibit access to open population in parent institutions. Core correctional programs are available to this group of offenders. The unit also offers general health services, and programs dedicated specifically to addressing mental health or ability issues.

REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTRE
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1959

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 157
Number of inmates: 58
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0



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Bath Institution (Medium) - Men

P.O. Box 1500
Bath, Ontario
K0H 1G0
(613) 351-8346
Fax: (613) 351-8039
Warden: Therese Gascon

Facility Role Statement

Bath Institution is committed to the Mission of the Correctional Service of Canada and demonstrates this commitment by:

actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens through the implementation of the Correctional Strategy;
adherence to the core values and;
implementation of the corporate strategies, unit management principles, and annual corporate objectives

About the Institution

Bath Institution was originally constructed as the "Millhaven Minimum Security Annex" in 1971 and designed to house transfers from the neighbouring Millhaven Institution. Bath did not receive it first inmates until June 1972 when the facility was renamed Bath Institution and opened as one of the minimum-security facilities in the Ontario Region. It was initially intended to be part of a multi-institutional development providing kitchen, maintenance and essential services to the other institutions that were to be built as a large complex.
Bath Institution is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario, approximately 20 kilometers west of Kingston in close proximity of the Village of Bath in the county of Lennox and Addington. The facility occupies approximately 39 acres on a Federal Reserve of 640 acres shared by Millhaven Institution. The campus style design of Bath Institution still remains today. Plans to convert Bath to a low-medium facility began in 1993. Fences were installed and Bath was converted to a medium-security facility by May 1994.

The facility offers an open correctional environment that encourages offenders to practice increasing responsibility for day-to-day living. The expansion units are residential style accommodations that allow for self-feeding. In addition, the incorporation of the latest technological advances in perimeter security ensures the safety of the public; however, internal security is based primarily on dynamic security, and maximizing staff/offender interaction. In effect, this facility provides a minimum-security environment within a medium-security compound.

BATH INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1972
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 309
Number of inmates: 359
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 50



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Collins Bay Institution (Medium)

1455 Bath Road
P.O. Box 190
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4V9
(613) 545-8598
Fax: (613) 536-6117
Warden: Alan Stevenson

About the Institution

In March 1930, approximately 684 acres of land were purchased from the George family and the existing farmstead served as the first offices for Collins Bay Institution. Construction of what was originally known as the "Preferred Class Penitentiary, Ontario" commenced in March 1930. The work of building the new facility, the first in Kingston since the opening of the "Provincial Penitentiary" (also known as Kingston Penitentiary) in 1835, was carried out by inmate construction crews from that facility.

The purpose of the "Preferred Class Penitentiary" was "to provide special treatment of the more reformable prisoner". The first group of resident inmates arrived in December 1931. Under a circular from the Office of the Superintendent of Penitentiaries dated March 7, 1932, the institution was officially renamed "Collins Bay Penitentiary". A medium-security facility located in Kingston, Collins Bay follows a central spine concept with all housing and most activity spaces, except industries, linked to the spine. Recently, Collins Bay increased their rated capacity by 11 cells by converting one block of the segregation unit to provide a high-intensity drug treatment program.

COLLINS BAY INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1930
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 462
Number of inmates: 400
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 8

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Fenbrook Institution (Medium)

P.O. Box 5000
2000 Beaver Creek Drive
Gravenhurst, Ontario
P1P 1Y2
(705) 687-1895
Fax: (705) 687-1896
Warden: Michael Provan

About the Institution

Fenbrook Institution is the first federal medium-security institution for males to be built in Ontario in more than 25 years and since the inception of the Mission of the Correctional Service of Canada. The facility is located adjacent to Beaver Creek Institution, north of Gravenhurst, Ontario. Originally intended for co-location with Bath and Millhaven Institutions, it was realized that demographically, most offenders emanated from the Toronto area. As a result, CSC property already existing at Beaver Creek Institution was ultimately chosen as the site. This was confirmed by an announcement of the Solicitor General in June 1995. In February 1997, the new institution suffered a major setback when its chapel accidentally caught fire and burned to the ground during construction setting the project back about a month. The institution's official opening was in 1998.

FENBROOK INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1998
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 194
Number of inmates: n/a
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Joyceville Institution (Medium)

Highway 15
P.O. Box 880
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4X9
(613) 536-6400
Fax: (613) 536-6433
Warden: Larry Stebbins

About the Institution

Joyceville Institution encompasses 640 acres between Highway 15 and the Rideau Canal approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Kingston. The Department of Justice purchased land in 1956. The first resident inmates were on site by April 1957, however the official opening did not take place until December 1959. The opening marked the introduction of the minimum- medium-security concept in Canada. For the first time, inmates were housed in accommodation areas that "allowed the freedom of an evening sitting room with television as a medium of entertainment, and where they could dine in association using regular eating utensils." Joyceville Institution is a completely inter-connected medium-security facility. The main housing of this facility consists of four story barrack blocks around a central courtyard and is adjacent to Pittsburgh Institution.

JOYCEVILLE INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1959
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 453
Number of inmates: 521
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 108

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Warkworth Institution (Medium)

P.O. Box 760
County Road #29
Campbellford, Ontario
K0L 1L0
(705) 924-2210
Fax: (705) 924-3351
Warden: Lou Kelly

About the Institution

Warkworth Institution currently houses medium-security inmates in campus style units. Recent renovations to this facility have resulted in a new 80-bed living unit and an additional 48-cell expansion. In addition, Warkworth's fifth unit makes it unique from similar design institutions - Springhill, Cowansville, and Drumheller. Further construction at Warkworth would increase rated capacity to over 600.

WARKWORTH INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1967
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 523
Number of inmates: 623
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 128

Beaver Creek Institution (Minimum)

P.O. Box 1240
Gravenhurst, Ontario
P1P 1W9
(705) 687-6641
Fax: (705) 687-5010
Warden: Peter White

About the Institution

Beaver Creek Institution, located in Gravenhurst, Ontario, was opened in 1961. It accommodates minimum-security inmates in residential style units. Beaver Creek Institution shares some services with Fenbrook Institution.

BEAVER CREEK INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1961
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 160
Number of inmates: 190
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 26


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Frontenac Institution (Minimum)

1455 Bath Road
P.O. Box 7500
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 5E6
(613) 536-6000
Fax: (613) 545-8823
Warden: Janet DeLaat

Facility Role Statement

Frontenac Institution, as one of three minimum-security institutions in the Ontario Region, contributes to the Mission by providing institutional and community programs, activities and services in an open environment which promotes trust, responsibility and accountability, in order to facilitate the earliest possible safe release of offenders.
It is believed that all offenders placed in a minimum-security setting must be challenged to prepare themselves for the resumption of their community responsibilities.

About the Institution

In February 1962, Minister of Justice E. Davie Fulton officially opened the "Collins Bay Farm Annex" facility as the second of six proposed farm camps across the country. The facilities were designed to "eliminate the anomaly of men being kept in maximum-security by night and minimum-security by day". For approximately 30 years prior to this date, inmates from the neighbouring Collins Bay Penitentiary had operated the farm. In 1975-76, the "Collins Bay Farm Annex" facility was renamed "Frontenac Institution". Frontenac Farm is comprised of 455 hectares located within an urban setting surrounded by private homes, shopping malls and businesses.

The facility is comprised of six basic areas: administration, three accommodation areas, Technical Services areas, School, Programs and Chapel as well as three Private Family Visiting Units and a cluster of farm buildings. The first residential style unit in the region was constructed in 1992, replacing temporary dormitories.

FRONTENAC INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1962
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 193
Number of inmates: 218
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 2

Pittsburgh Institution (Minimum)

Highway 15
P.O. Box 4510
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 5E5
(613) 536-4046 (Main Security)
Fax: (613) 536-6389 (General Office)
Warden: Paul Snyder

Facility Role Statement

Pittsburgh Institution is currently mandated to accommodate inmates of the Ontario Region's minimum-security population. In the short term, Pittsburgh Institution will continue its current role of providing correctional programming combined with the provision of a steady work force for the CORCAN operations. In the long term, Pittsburgh will see a substantial increase in its correctional programming delivery as the population reaches its capacity.

Correctional programming strategies will focus on addressing the offenders personal needs to enhance and prepare the offender for release to the community in a timely fashion.

About the Institution

Officially opened in January 1963 as the "Joyceville Farm Annex", the facility was established as a minimum-security 'honour' camp for which inmates were chosen on the merit of their institutional records of excellent behaviour and conduct, as well as work performance and overall trustworthiness. The facility was one of six 'farm camps' constructed in 1962: The main function of this facility was originally the management of a herd of 300 beef cattle and an abattoir, which produced meat for Joyceville and for other area prisons. Today, Pittsburgh Institution has an agri-business, which includes cattle, vegetable gardens, and a greenhouse. In 1974-75 the facility was renamed "Pittsburgh Institution". In 1995, a major redevelopment was commenced which almost doubled capacity and totally altered the appearance of the institution. Pittsburgh now offers residential style townhouses designed to accommodate 7 to 8 men per residence.

PITTSBURGH INSTITUTION
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1963
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 182
Number of inmates: 192
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0


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Grand Valley Institution for Women (Multi)

1575 Homer Watson Blvd.
Kitchener, Ontario
N2P 2C5
(519) 894-2011
Fax: (519) 894-5434
Warden: Karen Smith-Black

About the Institution

Grand Valley Institution, located in Kitchener, Ontario, opened in 1997 and provides residential style accommodation and programming for medium and minimum security women serving federal sentences. Grand Valley Institution was built to accommodate 72 inmates - 64 in regular bedrooms and eight in enhanced security cells. Eight of the bedrooms were designated for the mother-child program.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1997
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 72
Number of inmates: 79
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a


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Isabel McNeil House (Minimum)

525 King Street West
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 2X9
(613) 545-8845
Fax: (613) 547-7724
Supervisor: Doreen Natalizio

Facility Role Statement

The Isabel McNeill House contributes to the successful reintegration of women offenders by preparing minimum-security offenders for return to the community through unique work placement, timely case preparation and appropriate programming according to the Mission, the Correctional and Conditional Release Act.

About the Institution

Isabel McNeill House (IMH), located in Kingston, Ontario, opened as a minimum-security house in 1990. IMH is a residential facility providing accommodation and services for federally sentenced women. The house is a historical building built from limestone and provides accommodation in a house setting for women in the Ontario Region. It provides a transitional environment for incarcerated women offenders by providing them with employment opportunities that assist them in enhancing their employment skills and augmenting their marketability on release. It also provides personal development programs through community programs and constructive leisure activities.

The main focus of Isabel McNeill House is providing a supportive minimum-security environment to assist women offenders successfully reintegration within the community upon release. In light of the unique employment placements and the residential style of living, women are normally only considered for admission when they are within two years of their day parole eligibility.

ISABEL MCNEILL HOUSE
FEMALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1990
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 13
Number of inmates: 12
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

Edmonton Institution (Maximum)

21611 Meridian Street
P.O. Box 2290
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3H7
(780) 472-6052
Fax: (780) 495-7826
A/Warden: Wendell Headrick

About the Institution

Edmonton Institution, located in Edmonton, Alberta, was opened in 1978 and currently houses maximum-security and reception inmates for the province of Alberta.

EDMONTON INSTITUTION
MAXIMUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1978
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 216
Number of inmates: 305
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 154

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Saskatchewan Penitentiary (Med /Max )

15th Street West
P.O. Box 160
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
S6V 5R6
(306) 765-8000
Fax: (306) 765-8073
Warden: Peter Guenther

Facility Role Statement

Saskatchewan Penitentiary supports the Mission Statement and Core Values of the Correctional Service of Canada through the operationalization of the Unit Management model. Saskatchewan Penitentiary works to safely reintegrate offenders through the completion of thorough and professional Intake assessments and it actively encourages offenders to become law-abiding citizens by providing programming through the implementation of the Correctional Strategy. Close work with the adjacent minimum-security facility Riverbend Institution, and the community, focuses on assisting the offender to return to the community at the safest and earliest possible release date.

About the Institution

Saskatchewan Penitentiary is a medium-security facility that opened in 1911 and is located one kilometer west of Prince Albert. It is situated on a walled, twenty-eight acre parcel of land. It serves as a Reception Centre for all federally sentenced offenders in the province of Saskatchewan, as well as receiving medium security inmates on transfer from other institutions. There are presently six operational Units, one of which has been designated a maximum security Federally Sentenced Women's Unit. The closing of the Special Handling Unit in 1997 allowed for reconfiguration of the available space with a long-term plan to utilize it as a maximum-security unit. It presently serves as a combined Intake Assessment Unit and Segregation Unit. Our Institution is presently piloting a project involving Aboriginal Elders who intercede to avoid the use of segregation for aboriginal offenders, where it is practical and desirable. As well, the Mental Health Unit established in March 1985 is a 26 bed health care facility that provides psychiatric and counselling services to offenders with mental health concerns. A vocational concrete shop has been established where the mentally ill and low functioning offenders work to gain employment and social skills. With Riverbend Institution and a Section 81 Healing Lodge close by, as well as our community service Escorted Temporary Absence work gang, Work Releases, Escorted Temporary Absences for Cultural and program purposes, many options are available to effectively manage offenders' sentences. Opportunity for rehabilitation is also provided through programming. Due to the high percentage of aboriginal people within the population, aboriginal-specific programs relevant to the cultural and spiritual needs of these offenders are offered. Corcan and the Management Services divisions provide job training and employment opportunities for all offenders, through on-site employment and Community Work Releases.

MAXIMUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1911
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 64
Number of inmates: 10
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a


MEDIUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1911
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 499
Number of inmates: 434
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 78

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Stony Mountain Institution (Med.)

P.O. Box 4500
Highway #7
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3W8
(204) 344-5111
Fax: (204) 344-7100
A/Warden: Bruce Campbell

About the Institution

Stony Mountain Institution, located 25 kilometers north of Winnipeg, Manitoba, provides medium-security and reception accommodation for the province of Manitoba.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1876
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 490
Number of inmates: 399
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 58


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Bowden Institution (Med/Min)

P.O. Box 6000
Highway #2
Innisfail, Alberta
T4G 1V1
(403) 227-3391
Fax: (403) 227-6022
Warden: Floyd Wilson


Facility Role Statement

Bowden Institution's role in the Prairie Region will continue as a centre for pre-release planning and programming for Alberta inmates.
In line with the Mission document to assist and control inmates, the operational mode of Unit Management continues to ensure the integration of Case Management Programs and Security functions. Staff are responsible participants in the correctional process and interact with the inmate via a dynamic forum. Program assignments, which include job placements and/or participation in need-specific programs, are central to each offender's day. Current plans include the accommodation of chronic psychiatric patients and the provision of specialized outpatient treatment for offenders. Bowden Institution has a low level of staff and inmate assaults, suicides, escape attempts, work stoppages and lockdowns. This is due not only to the institution's commitment to the operational model and governing policies, but in part due to the aesthetically pleasing buildings and grounds.

About the Institution

Bowden Institution is a medium-security facility with a minimum-security Annex half way between the communities of Innisfail and Bowden in the province of Alberta. Originally, the institution opened as a provincial facility, but was acquired by Correctional Service of Canada in 1974. Currently, Bowden Institution operates Living Units, a Reception Unit, Dissociation/Segregation beds and the Health Care Unit. The minimum-security Annex accommodates inmates in eight separate residences.

Bowden has enjoyed a very successful operation since the refurbishing and addition of living units, recreational areas, dining rooms shop areas and farm annex. The institution intends to continue to strive towards maintaining the pride in which staff and inmates look upon the institutional grounds through ongoing maintenance/employment programs.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1974
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 495
Number of inmates: 555
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 54

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Drumheller Institution ( Med/Min)

P.O. Box 3000
Highway #9
Drumheller, Alberta
T0J 0Y0
(403) 823-5101
Fax: (403) 823-8666
A/Warden: Ray Tooley

About the Institution

Drumheller Institution, located in Drumheller, Alberta, was opened in 1967 and provides accommodation for medium-security inmates. It also includes an integrated 72-bed minimum-security facility.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1967
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 585
Number of inmates: 538
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Grande Cache Institution (Min.)

Bag 4000
Hoppe Avenue
Grande Cache, Alberta
T0E 0Y0
(780) 827-4200
Fax: (780) 827-2984
A/Warden: John Junker

Facility Role Statement

In the spirit of the Mission Statement of the Correctional Service of Canada, Grande Cache Institution operates a variety of dynamic and static security systems under the Unit Management concept. As a minimum-security institution the focus of correctional planning is consistent with the Correctional Strategy, addressing the offenders criminogenic factors that will contribute to a reduction in risk of the offender returning to the community upon release. A cross section of vocational and educational training is provided to support Correctional programming needs. Presently the institution offers programs in academics, vocational, industries and technical service areas. These include Cognitive Living Skills, personal and interpersonal development programs such as Anger Management, Breaking Barriers, Offender Substance Abuse Prevention Program, Aboriginal programs and services.

About the Institution

Grande Cache Institution, a minimum-security facility, is located approximately 445 kilometers west of Edmonton, Alberta in the community of Grande Cache. Correctional Service of Canada took ownership of this institution, as per a lease agreement with the Government of Alberta in July 1995. In September 1995, the institution opened operationally as a medium-security facility with a rated capacity of 440 inmates.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1983
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 440
Number of inmates: 366
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0


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Riverbend Institution (Minimum)

15th Street West
P.O. Box 850
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
S6V 5S4
(306) 765-8200
Fax: (306) 765-8220
Warden: Brenda Lepage

About the Institution

The Riverbend Institution is located one kilometer west of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Adjacent to the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, the site consists of approximately 800 hectares of farmland used for various purposes to include pasture, forage and gardening. There are services (Admissions & Discharge, Health Care, Finance, Sentence Administration, and Personnel) shared between these two institutions.

Currently the facility is operating as a minimum-security institution with the capability to house conditionally released offenders having residency requirements. The Riverbend Institution has seventeen self-contained units in addition to two rooms that are designed to address the needs of handicapped offenders.
There is a wide range of work placements available to offenders. These include employment in the maintenance of the institution, in shops, and in the CORCAN farming operation.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1962
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 102
Number of inmates: 116
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 20

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Rockwood Institution (Minimum)

P.O. Box 72
Highway #7
Stony Mountain, Manitoba
R0C 3A0
(204) 344-3435
Fax: (204) 344-7107
A/Warden: Mike Pollman

About the Institution

Rockwood Institution is a minimum-security facility, which is adjacent to Stony Mountain Institution. Originally opened in 1962, it has since been refurbished in 1996-97 to provide accommodation in 16 six-bed pods combined with nine 8-bed pods.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1962
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 168
Number of inmates: 158
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0


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Pê Sâkâstêw Centre (Min.)

P.O. Box 1500
Highway #2A
Hobbema, Alberta
T0C 1N0
Tel: (780) 585-4104
Fax: (780) 585-3588
Executive Director: Dan Erickson

About the Institution

Pê Sâkâstêw was constructed in 1996-97 and is located near Hobbema, south of Edmonton. The facility consists of 40 minimum-security beds and 20 Community Correctional Centre beds designated for use by Aboriginal inmates.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1997
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 40
Number of inmates: 51
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0


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Regional Psychiatric Centre (Prairies) (Multi-level)

2520 Central Avenue North
P.O. Box 9243
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3X5
(306) 975-5400
Fax: (306) 975-6024
Executive Director: Bernard Pitre

Facility Role Statement

The RPC is a secure, accredited, forensic psychiatric inpatient facility operated by the Correctional Service of Canada. It was officially opened on November 14, 1978 and operates both as a penitentiary under the Corrections and Conditional Release Act of Canada and as a Psychiatric Centre, designated as such by the Mental Health Services Act of Saskatchewan. Due to the nature of the patients and services provided, the Centre is classified as a multilevel security facility. The Centre has been accredited by the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA) since 1984. The current capacity of the Regional Psychiatric Centre is 206 beds.

The overall control and management of the Centre is the responsibility of a Board of Governors as detailed in the Affiliation Agreement between the Government of Canada and the University of Saskatchewan. The Centre Board consists of four voting members and two non-voting members. The four voting members include the Deputy Commissioner for the Prairie Region, the Director General Health Care Services for the Correctional Service of Canada, a person designated by the President of the University of Saskatchewan and a resident of Saskatchewan, appointed by the Commissioner in consultation with the President of the University. The two non-voting members of the Board are the Executive Director and the Clinical Director of the Centre.

The Centre uses a program management model based on program management in hospitals in North America and unit management in the Correctional Service of Canada and is organised around patient needs with specific definable programs. Decision-making is delegated to the program managers who have full authority and accountability for fiscal and human resources assigned to their program activities.

The Regional Psychiatric Centre has a Vision "to be leaders in forensic mental health." The Vision challenges the Centre to be leaders in:

development and use of research-based models of forensic assessment and treatment;
managing clinical and correctional risk;
training forensic professionals;
innovation in management; and
sharing knowledge nationally and internationally.
Furthermore, the Fundamental Beliefs of the Centre specify how we will do business every day.

We will provide each customer with the best possible service.
We will show respect for all people and partnerships.
We will pursue excellence and continuously improve in everything we do.
Our Mission is "to improve the mental and physical health of people in conflict with the law, thus contributing to the protection of society," and we have decided we will accomplish this by:

implementing the overall direction of the RPC, consistent with our relationship with the:

Correctional Service of Canada;
Province of Saskatchewan;
Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation;
National Parole Board;

contributing to the missions of our key customers;
providing clinical assessments and treatment programs/services for individuals referred within the criminal justice system through;


effective unit supervision and security
excellent primary care
effective program facilitation
accurate and timely documentation
consistent reinforcement of behavioural and attitudinal change

providing learning opportunities for students, the public and personnel associated with the health care and criminal justice systems;
facilitating, promoting and conducting research in the areas of: understanding criminal behaviour; the management of forensic mental health; the treatment of individuals who come into contact with the law; and, the impact of crime on society; and
ensuring that affiliation agreements and contracted services are established, maintained and monitored.
About the Institution


The Range of Services offered to both male and female patients at the Regional Psychiatric Centre include treatment and programming to the following population.

Mental Disorders (acute, chronic)
Personality Disorders
Cognitively and Functionally Impaired
Assessment
Medical Care for the Physically Ill
In the interests of offering the best possible service to institutions within the Prairie Region, the following framework has been developed. These services are offered for both men and women.

Mental Disorders
The Regional Psychiatric Centre's primary mandate is to offer services to those suffering from severe mental disorders. Services for the mentally disordered are available at the RPC for offenders in the acute phase of their disorder or a chronic phase. Often, acute cases are referred to the RPC for crisis management. Some of these cases are suitable for certification and involuntary admission. At the RPC these individuals will be treated against their will in accordance with the Saskatchewan Mental Health Act until they are stabilized. When stabilized, if the individual requests to be discharged, the patient will be returned to his parent institution. In many cases these individuals will consent to continued treatment at the RPC within the long-term active treatment program. After consultation with the mental health coordinator at the parent institution, the patient's long-term active treatment program may occur immediately following their stabilization or at a more appropriate date following readmission from the parent institution.

Assessment
In some cases, individuals will be referred to the RPC on an emergency basis in order to assess the nature of their difficulty. This may be the case for example in the instance of an inmate who self-mutilates or an inmate who has attempted suicide for reasons that are difficult to determine. These transfers between the RPC and the parent institution are officially "voluntary transfers" for psychiatric assessment. However, once at the RPC, they will be admitted voluntarily on a crisis basis or involuntarily for assessment and treatment. Some of these admissions will be deemed to be persons suffering from a major mental disorder and others may not. This has probably been the source of the greatest number of misunderstandings in the rapport between the RPC and other CSC facilities. For example, we all encounter young federal offenders who have difficulty doing their time and begin patterns where they escalate either in self-mutilating behaviour or in acting out against others. These individuals may be appropriately referred to the RPC for assessment; however, without their consent to treatment they cannot be maintained at the RPC on a long-term basis. Some of these individuals may manipulate their behaviour by slashing or threatening suicide in an attempt to gain admission to the Centre or to remain at the Centre. If the psychiatrist, in consultation with the treatment team, feels the slashing or threatening behaviour is manipulative, it may be therapeutic to discharge the patient to his parent institution so as to not reinforce the negative coping style. As a result, these individuals are best managed at the appropriate level of security either in general population or segregation while awaiting a greater degree of receptivity to programming. These individuals are generally not certifiable and cannot be treated involuntarily for other than very short periods of time since they do not suffer from a major mental disorder. RPC will provide to the home institution of these individuals, a behaviour modification plan at the time of their return. This plan will assist the home institution with the management of these difficult inmates.

Intensive Programs
This includes the Clearwater Sex Offender program, the Aggressive Behavior Control program, the Intensive Healing program, and the Bow Psychiatric Rehabilitation programs.

The Clearwater Sex Offender treatment program is a 48-bed program designed for high-risk sexual offenders. Half of the patients within the program enter the Wellspring program, which is targeted for cognitively-impaired patients. The objectives of both programs include: to eliminate sexually aggressive behaviour; to improve the offender's ability to function in a prosocial manner; and to increase successful reintegration.

The Aggressive Behaviour Control (ABC) program is a 46-bed, three phase program targeting offenders that are deemed high-risk to reoffend violently and high-need as evidenced by a history of behavioural and/or institutional adjustment concerns. The primary objective of the ABC program is to decrease the frequency and intensity of aggressive behaviour. Depending on individual case needs, issues of family violence and substance abuse are incorporated into treatment planning.

The 12-bed Intensive Healing program for Women provides an intensive, therapeutic environment for women who are in need of an enhanced level of treatment services, targeting their long-standing emotional and behavioural problems. The overall objective of the Intensive Healing program is to empower patients to make meaningful and responsible choices in order to gain control over their maladaptive behaviours, to improve the quality of their lives and to reduce their criminal risk.

The 100-bed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (Bow Unit) provides a range of mental health services from assessment and stabilization of mental disorder to both psychiatric and correctional rehabilitation. Through a diverse range of clinical interventions, treatment plans target management of symptomatology, increasing the patients independent functioning, and decreasing their recidivism.

Within these program areas, the RPC admits upon referral those individuals with intensive programming needs who voluntarily wish to better themselves. At times, discharges from Intensive programs occur, although RPC staff are very committed to ensuring that we give individuals all possible opportunities to benefit from programming. At the same time, where an individual disrupts an entire program on a regular basis, and or commits acts of such a serious nature that they destroy their credibility as a voluntary program participant, discharges do occur. At this time we always indicate that should the individual demonstrate a readiness to engage in programming at some future time they will be considered for re-admission for participation in an Intensive program.

The Pastoral Services/Chaplaincy facilitates the right of each patient to the freedom of thought, conscience, and expression of their religious faith. Chaplains are available 7 days a week to patients and staff for spiritual counseling, guidance, and support. Chaplains are members of the interdisciplinary team of staff and participate fully in the treatment process of patients. Chaplains communicate the spiritual needs of RPC to the community through presentations, talks, tours, as well as facilitating and supervising community or institutional chaplaincy.

Aboriginal programming is an integral part of all program initiatives. As part of each programs' treatment team, Elders, Elders' Helpers and Aboriginal Program Officers provide a variety of cultural services and programs. The Elders and Elders' Helpers conduct traditional ceremonies, culturally based counseling, and cultural/spiritual teachings. The Aboriginal Program Officers are involved in program delivery and counseling, as well as providing cultural awareness activities. Aboriginal programming assists patients in understanding and integrating mainstream program content and serves as a valuable resource for staff members regarding traditions, culture, and spirituality of aboriginal peoples.

The purpose of the Volunteer Program is to "develop and maintain ties between the offender and the community by encouraging citizens to participate, as volunteers working with staff members, in activities designed to help offenders become law abiding citizens". Volunteers play a significant role within RPC and serve to augment staff delivery of program and services, directly or indirectly, by sharing skills and interest through their contributions to a variety of institutional programs.

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is home to the RPC's education department and library. The LRC assists patients to develop literacy skills and to complete treatment program assignments through one to one tutorials. The library services are available to both staff and patients.

24 Hour Care for the Physically Ill
The final areas where admissions occur are for reasons of physical healthcare. Here again this is generally subject to voluntary consent; however our services have increased over the last number of months in this area. The presence of a night nurse at the RPC allows for provision of healthcare services that have to be delivered during both the evening and night shifts. This is also an area that can cause some confusion. The service is for those patients who require 24 hour health care and not to be confused with a patient who requires regular outside hospital care, for example, a patient who requires dialysis two or three times each week. These regular outside hospital services are negotiated by institutions with their local community health board.

Provincial Inpatient Services
The Centre is designated as an inpatient-facility under The Mental Health Services Act of Saskatchewan. Thus, the RPC provides services to the province of Saskatchewan for persons remanded for observation by the courts, certain persons referred for assessment to psychiatric facilities by the courts, and those persons detained as unfit to stand trial or not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder or acquitted on account of insanity. In Saskatchewan, Battleford forensic unit generally provides services to minimum and medium security level patients and the RPC generally provides services to maximum-security level patients.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: November 14, 1978

As of March 31, 2002

Rated capacity: 206
Number of inmates: 193
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Edmonton Institution for Women (Multi-level)

11151- 178th Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5S 2H9
(780) 495-3657
Fax: (780) 495-2266
Warden: Janet-Sue Hamilton

About the Institution

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, the Edmonton Prison for Women consists of five normal housing units. In addition, the facility also consists of an enhanced unit that has six segregation cells.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1996
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 45
Number of inmates: 57
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a


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Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge (Med/Min)

PO Box 1929
Maple Creek , Saskatchewan
S0N 1N0
(306) 662-4700
Fax: (306) 662-3555
Kikawinaw: Clare McNab

Facility Role Statement

Implementation of the recommendations pertaining to the Healing Lodge will be accomplished within the context of the five Guiding Principles of the Task Force:


Empowerment
Meaningful and responsible choices
Respect and dignity
Supportive Environment
Shared responsibility
In addition to the above principles, the Healing Lodge will be premised on principles which promote:


a safe place for Aboriginal women offenders;
a caring attitude towards self, family and community;
a belief in individual plans for women that they themselves have developed;
and understanding of the transitory aspects of Aboriginal life;
an appreciation of the healing role of children who are closer to the spirit world;
pride in surviving difficult backgrounds and personal experiences.
The security policies and procedures shall be premised on the principles that federally sentenced women, while generally having high needs are not necessarily high-risk offenders. Where women do present risks, the danger tends to be to themselves through self injurious behaviour. The creation of an environment that affords residents and staff a high level of safety, security and comfort is imperative and will be accomplished through dynamic security and supportive staff and community intervention.

The Healing Lodge will accommodate Federally Sentenced Aboriginal women for all or part of their sentence, regardless of their designated security level, therefore women may be admitted directly upon sentencing, revocation, or transfers from other facilities. Federally sentenced women who have been released and subsequently revoked may also be admitted directly to the Healing Lodge rather than being held in Provincial facilities, remand centers or other detention cells while awaiting a parole decision.

About the Institution

In September 1990, the Solicitor General announced that "Creating Choices", the report of the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women. Was accepted and approved by the Federal Government. As a result, the Prison For Women will be closed and replaced with four regional facilities for women, plus an Aboriginal Healing Lodge.

The Task Force calls for a new approach in meeting the unique needs of Aboriginal women. The Healing Lodge will facilitate this new approach and will assist Aboriginal women in maintaining services. The Healing Lodge will, among other things, provide an environment, which is conductive to assisting Aboriginal women as they begin their own individual healing process.

The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge is one of four facilities that house women offenders in the Prairie Region. This facility consists of 28 shared accommodation beds for minimum-security Aboriginal women inmates and two segregation or "quiet" cells.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1995
Security level: Medium/Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 28
Number of inmates: 22
Number of inmates that are double bunked: n/a

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Regional Treatment Centre Centre / Pacific Institution & Regional Reception Centre

33344 King Road
P.O. Box 3000
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 4P4
(604) 870-7700
Fax: (604) 870-7746
Executive Director: Art Gordon
Warden: John Costello

Facility Description

Pacific Institution, Pacific is a multi-level assessment and treatment centre for federal offenders. The institution is in Abbotsford, 80 kilometres east of Vancouver in the central Fraser Valley. The main building is a two-story living unit housing 123 inmates in single cells. The unit has a central core of security posts with program and service facilities and offices clustered nearby. Another unit houses 30 inmates in single cells. Current capacity is thus 153.

The institution is being expanded. The first phase will add a psychiatric hospital (96 beds), a regional reception centre (96 beds) and a rehabilitation unit (96 beds). A medical hospital will serve federal offenders from other institutions in the region. This will add 20 beds for medical treatment and 12 beds for alcohol and drug treatment. The first phase of redevelopment is expected to be completed by April 2003.

The existing facilities will also be renovated. This includes 63 cells of the existing unit for violent and sexual offender programs. This phase will be completed in April 2004. The institution's capacity will then be 351 inmates.

The Pacific Institution / Regional Treatment Centre, Pacific will operate as two facilities, each with its own operational head reporting to the Deputy Commissioner of the Pacific Region. The rehabilitation unit, the medical hospital, and the psychiatric hospital will be combined into the Regional Treatment Centre, Pacific, which will be a separate but complementary treatment facility within Pacific Institution.

Although the Pacific Institution will operate as two distinct facilities, all clinical and operational resources will be shared equally between these facilities to ensure optimal services for all offenders.

Pacific Institution will provide services that 1) help offenders function effectively within a prison and community environment, 2) prepare offenders to return safely to the community at the earliest possible time, and 3) help ensure that progress facilitated at Pacific Institution continues after the offender has left the institution.

Pacific Institution shares a penitentiary reserve with Matsqui Institution and the Pacific Womans' Institution (under construction).

Institution Focus

Pacific Institution provides assessment, treatment and programs for inmates in the Pacific Region and from other regions of the CSC. The Regional Treatment Centre, Pacific responds on a case-by-case basis to the specialized treatment needs of forensic psychiatric patients in the province of British Columbia and other provinces. These include those under Lieutenant Governor Warrant and Not Criminally Responsible-Mentally Disordered (NCR-MD).

Regional Treatment Centre, Pacific is a psychiatric hospital under the BC Hospital Act and is regulated by the BC Mental Health Act. It has accreditation status with the Canadian Council for Health Services Accreditation.

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Age statistics


The average age of inmates at Pacific Institution is 38.2 years of age.
Sixty four percent of the population are between the ages 20 and 40.
Three percent are over the age of 60.
Aboriginal inmates account for fourteen percent of the current population.
As all inmates are at Pacific Institution for specified treatment regimes, the profile of offenders shifts continually.

Program Focus

Psychiatric Unit

The Psychiatric Unit will operate as an accredited hospital. In addition to adhering to all CSC requirements and expectations, it will follow the requirements established by the British Columbia Hospital and Mental Health Acts. In particular, all patients must be medically admitted and will remain voluntarily unless they are certified under the BC Mental Health Act. Treatment programs are provided to patients who have:


Acute and chronic AXIS 1 psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, manic depressive/bipolar disorder);
Chronic AXIS 2 personality disorders with demonstrated problems in the areas of aggression, violence and sexual deviation; and
Chronic psycho-social and psycho-educational skill deficits (Inadequate/borderline interpersonal and social adjustment.).
The Rehabilitation Unit

The Rehabilitation Unit will focus on geriatric and physically infirm offenders, chronically mentally ill offenders, inadequate and borderline offenders, lower functioning offenders, and men suffering from a variety of brain injuries (including FAS/partial FAS). Because most offenders will remain on this Unit for extended periods of time, we will develop services that will ensure continuity of care as the offender is returned to the community.

Program Unit

The Program Unit will provide a variety of high-intensity programs that will be delivered in accordance with national standards and by specifically trained staff. Such programs are:


High Intensity Sex Offender Program
Northstar (low functioning) Sex Offender Program
Sexual Arousal Assessment / Treatment
High Intensity Family Violence Program
Transition and Motivational Enhancement
Intensive Violent Offender Program
Violence Prevention Program
Medical Hospital

Pre- & post-operative care; assessment and treatment of acute medical conditions; medical intervention for communicable diseases requiring isolation; palliative care for terminal patients; patient educational services; alcohol and drug treatment and detox programs.

In addition to the provision of in-patient treatment programs, Pacific Institution provides interdisciplinary specialized assessment services for offenders considered for pre-release, parole, and correctional treatment program planning.

Facility Services

Maintenance has been provided by Matsqui Institution as a "complex-wide" service. The redeveloped facility will have its own Works and Engineering department. This will mean that specialized trades and general maintenance services will be provided on-site.

Institutional services include purchasing and supply, housekeeping, canteen and laundry. Patients are employed in various maintenance and housekeeping jobs.

Food services are provided by contract. The contract provides for menu evaluation, special diets and counseling from a professional dietitian.

Information management services include local and wide-area networks providing each staff member access to a wide range of computer applications and services such as e-mail, intranet and MS Office, as well as database systems to provide up-to-date financial, Human Resources and offender information.

Management

Pacific Institution (Pacific) employs a modified version of the unit management model with the Warden and Executive Director reporting directly to the Deputy Commissioner, Pacific Region. A Deputy Warden, an Assistant Warden Management Services, an Associate Warden Reception and Assessment Centre and Directors of the Rehabilitation and Programs Units report to the Warden. The Director Psychiatric Hospital will report directly to the Executive Director.

Interdisciplinary Team approach

The Pacific Institution clinical teams are currently moving from a multi-disciplinary approach towards an organization that reflects an inter-disciplinary approach. (More about the teams and their members)

The definition of inter-disciplinary: it is an integrated approach in which team providers, who have varied and specialized training, actively coordinate care and services across disciplines for the benefit of a client or group of clients.

Relationship with other Facilities

Pacific Institution provides services at selected Pacific Region institutions for assessment, local intervention, and follow-up care. Pacific Institution also provides aftercare treatment services for offenders released in the Pacific Region until warrant expiry.

The regional nursing and psychology inventories, which other institutions use to staff nurse and psychology vacancies, are administered from the Pacific Institution personnel section.

Kent Institution (Maximum)

4732 Cemetery Road
P.O. Box 1500
Agassiz, British Columbia
V0M 1A0
(604) 796-2121
Fax: (604) 796-4500
Warden: Alex Lubimiv

Facility Role Statement

Kent Institution, as the maximum- security facility for the Pacific Region, contributes to the protection of society through management of high/risk, high/need offenders. This is accomplished by actively encouraging offender participation in timely and appropriate programming designed to lead to their reintegration; enabling a reduction in risk and security levels while providing a safe and secure environment.

About the Institution

Kent Institution is a maximum-security institution located in the upper Fraser Valley near the community of Agassiz, approximately 140 kilometers east of Vancouver. Kent was opened in 1979 to replace the British Columbia Penitentiary and remains the only maximum-security facility in the Pacific Region. Two segregation units were added to the institution in 1984. One of those units has been temporarily converted to the Regional Temporary Detention unit in 1998. In addition to housing Pacific Region's maximum-security inmates, Kent Institution also provides accommodation for those inmates requiring protection who are unable to integrate into general population. Kent Institution shares a penitentiary reserve with Mountain Institution, a medium-security facility.

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1979
Security level: Maximum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 215
Number of inmates: 250
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 34

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Matsqui Institution (Medium)

33344 King Road
P.O. Box 2500
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 4P3
(604) 859-4841
Fax: (604) 850-8228
Warden: Paul Urmson

About the Institution

Matsqui Institution is a medium-security facility in the Pacific Region. The institution is located approximately 70 kilometers from Vancouver. It was opened in 1966 for the custody and treatment of drug addicts. In 1971, Matsqui Institution was redesigned and operated as a medium-security institution. In 1981, it suffered a major riot that resulted in millions of dollars in damage.

Accommodations for the main population are provided in a three-story living unit with a central core of security control posts, surrounded by common washrooms and offices. Each floor functions as one of three living units, with dedicated correctional officers, correctional supervisors, parole officers, clerical support and unit managers.

Core programming offered includes Cognitive Skills, Anger Management, Living without Violence and Substance Abuse. Violent Offender Programming is also offered. Vocational training and educational programs are available. The institution is designated as an Aboriginal intensive facility.

In addition to the main living unit, a separate two-story building houses the Matsqui Institution Segregation Unit and the Regional Reception Assessment Centre. The Segregation Unit consists of 22 cells. The Regional Reception Assessment Centre operates 25 cells, with a total capacity of 50 inmates.
The Pacific Regional Reception and Assessment Centre (RRAC) began operations in 1990 with a mandate to receive, assess and penitentiary place all newly sentenced federal offenders in British Columbia and Yukon (Pacific Region). Approximately 450 offenders are sentenced annually in British Columbia and Yukon. The purpose of the RRAC is "to conduct a one-time, comprehensive, standardized assessment of offender risk and needs to provide a solid foundation for future correctional planning and intervention." This involves:

Health, Mental Health, Security and Suicide Screening
Multi-disciplinary Assessment of Risk and Need
Induction and Orientation of new offenders
Information Collection
Security Classification and Institutional Placement
Research and Management Information
MEDIUM-SECURITY UNIT
MALE OFFENDERS

Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1966
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 284
Number of inmates: 299
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 6



REGIONAL RECEPTION ASSESSMENT CENTRE
MALE OFFENDERS
Facility Characteristics
Date opened: n/a

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 51
Number of inmates: 66
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 56

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Mountain Institution (Medium)

4732 Cemetery Road
P.O. Box 1600
Agassiz, British Columbia
V0M 1A0
(604) 796-2231
Fax: (604) 796-1450
Warden: Nancy Wrenshall

Facility Role Statement

Mountain institution opened in 1962 as a housing unit for the Sons of Freedom Doukhobors. Its construction consisted of metal huts with small living areas and little natural light. This style of housing was adopted to discourage traditional burning of buildings that characterized the Doukhobor method of protest. In 1964, older non-Doukabor inmates were admitted with protective custody inmates being admitted in 1969.


Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1962
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 320
Number of inmates: 343
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 34

Mission Institution (Medium)

8751 Stave Lake Road
P.O. Box 60
Mission, British Columbia
V2V 4L8
(604) 826-1231
Fax: (604) 820-5801
Warden: Vince LeBlanc

Facility Role Statement

Mission is a program oriented facility and provides inmates with an opportunity to demonstrate their willingness to become involved in programming to address the factors, which led to their incarceration. While the major emphasis is on working through their correctional plan, inmates at Mission are also expected to work and to involve themselves in positive leisure time activities.

About the Institution

Mission Institution is a medium-security facility that opened in 1977. It was built with five small living units. Later, in an effort to make the institution operate more economically, the capacity was increased to accommodate more inmates. The unique design of the original units does not economically allow for any further expansion of existing buildings.


Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1977
Security level: Medium

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 230
Number of inmates: 277
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 72

Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village (Minimum)

Harrison Mills, British Columbia
(Off Morris Valley Road )
V0M 1L0
(604) 796-1650
Fax: (604) 796-8431
Director: Bruce Anderson

Facility Role Statement

The mandate of the institution is to prepare offenders for safe reintegration into the community in keeping with the policies and values of the Correctional Service of Canada.

While Kwìkwèxwelhp Institution delivers a number of programs during the year, the institution encourages offenders to take advantage of the community contact that outside programs can provide. The institution places a strong emphasis on its work release programs.

About the Institution

Kwìkwèxwelhp Institution is a minimum-security correctional facility located in Morris Valley, a rural mountain setting 37 kilometers east of Mission. Kwìkwèxwelhp is an aboriginal focused facility, with an emphasis placed on spiritual and cultural teachings.


Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1975
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 0
Number of inmates: 87
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Ferndale Institution (Minimum)

33737 Dewdney Trunk Road
P.O. Box 50
Mission, British Columbia
V2V 4L8
(604) 820-5720
Fax: (604) 820-5730
Warden: Brian Lang

Facility Role Statement

As a minimum-security facility, Ferndale concentrates on pre-release preparation of inmates. Programs are aimed at relapse prevention and marketable skill attainment for gradual reintegration to the community. There is a significant amount of contact with the community through a wide variety of activities including the work release provisions and community-volunteer work projects contained in the CCRA.

About the Institution

Ferndale Institution is a minimum-security institution located 3 kilometers north of Mission in the central Fraser Valley and approximately 80 kilometers east of Vancouver. Ferndale opened in 1973 and is one of only two minimum-security institutions in the region. Offenders reside in residential-style housing units. One of the units is equipped with three handicapped rooms to accommodate any handicapped inmates. Offenders are responsible for their own meal preparation as well as the care and maintenance of their housing units. Ferndale shares the penitentiary reserve with Mission Institution.


Facility Characteristics
Date opened: 1973
Security level: Minimum

As of March 31, 1999

Rated capacity: 134
Number of inmates: 116
Number of inmates that are double bunked: 0

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Fraser Valley Institution for Women

33344 King Road
Abbotsford, British Columbia
V2S 6J5
Phone: (604) 870-2753
Fax: (604) 870-6133
Warden: Dianne Brown

I've found the people in Edmonton V & C to be really patient and helpful. Lord knows I've bothered them with tons of questions!

There are vending machines and washrooms available just outside of the visiting room. The visiting room has quite a few toys for the kids to play with. It has one wall of windows so it's nice and bright and quite a few fixed table-and-chairs units.

The Edmonton Institute has two units for PFV's. One is a two bedroom, the other a three bedroom. Both are decently furnished, have bbq's in the "back yard" as well as a bit of playground equipment for the kids to play on outside.

Socials are held quite regularly and are an enjoyable event for the whole family. If the weather is nice you can walk outside in the yard with your man and enjoy the fresh air. There are tables set up in the gym for visiting and food is brought in for a late lunch. The kids are free to run around and play so it's much more relaxed than being in the visiting room.

Where could I find statistics for Drumheller Institution? Such as how many violent assaults on inmates happen there per year? And how many inmate murders are there? Per year? Over the last 5 years?

any help finding this info would be greatly appreciated.

do you know anything about fraser or north fraser get confused between the two one is pretrail and one is min/med. thanks

Oh my, I'm sorry, but this is terribly outdated... Mountain was significantly renovated and expanded over the past few years... it now houses double what it used to... and is a medium/max security level. If anyone has any questions about Mountain Pen, I'd be happy to help. Post them here, or PM me...

peace out...

hi my name is Autumn, my boyfriend is in Kent institution, and i was wondering if theres anyone who might have someone there also who might like to talk...... im new to this

Hi this is ohkwaho anyways just thought i'd let you know the postal code is J2K 3N7 bcoz i have a brother and a boyfriend in there

hey how do I get a pen pal in matsqui institution?
How do go by visititing somebody there?

Is there anyone online who is from the Pe Sakastew Centre or who knows about it. THankx a Bunch
get back to me at Native_at_187@yahoo.ca