Correctional_Facilities_of_Ontario,_Canada

List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario

List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario

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This is a listing of past and present correctional facilities run by the provincial government in Ontario, Canada. Provincial correctional facilities for adults are operated by the province's Ministry of the Solicitor General. Youth facilities have at various times been under the same jurisdiction, but currently fall under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.

Types of facilities

Adult correctional facilities in Ontario are divided into four categories: correctional centres, jails, detention centres, and treatment centres. Some facilities are more than one type. Correctional centres house sentenced offenders who are serving a period of incarceration of up to two years, less a day.[lower-alpha 1] Provincial jails (historically spelled gaols) and detention centres house persons awaiting trial, offenders serving short sentences, or offenders awaiting transfer to other facilities. Jails are smaller and older facilities originally established by local governments while detention centres are larger, regional facilities. Treatment centres are specialized facilities treating offenders for sexual misconduct, substance abuse, anger management, and other issues.[1]

Youth correctional facilities in Ontario are also called "secure custody facilities" and hold young people who were between 12 and 17 years of age at the time of offence. Youths are held in secure custody facilities if they are sentenced to secure custody after being found guilty of a crime or if a youth is ordered to be held in custody before or during a trial.[2] As of 2020, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services directly operates six secure custody facilities.[2]

Operational correctional facilities

Adult

The Toronto East Detention Centre in Scarborough.
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Youth

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Past jails and correctional facilities

The Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women in 1895
The Nicholas Street Gaol, 2007
The Toronto Central Prison for men circa 1873
The Toronto "Don" Jail circa 1860s.
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See also

Notes

  1. Offenders serving sentences of two years or longer are incarcerated in facilities operated by the federal Correctional Service of Canada.

References

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    "Facilities - locations and visiting hours". Ministry of the Solicitor General. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    "Looking for a job or to volunteer in youth justice?". Ministry of Children and Youth Services. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved March 30, 2020. Youth Justice Services operates six Youth Centres across Ontario. They provide rehabilitative programming and reintegration services within a secure environment to young persons in conflict with the law. These secure custody/detention facilities accommodate young people who are ages 12 to 17 (at the time of the offence) and who are being detained or serving sentences.
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    "Interim Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services' Compliance with the 2013 Jahn Settlement Agreement and the Terms of the Consent Order of January 16, 2018 Issued by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" (PDF). Ontario Human Rights Commission.
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    "St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre - The Globe and Mail".
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    Cooke, Diana; Finlay, Judy (2007). Review: Open Detention and Open Custody in Ontario (PDF) (Report). Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy. Retrieved March 25, 2020. Interestingly, three of Ontario's current secure custody youth centres began as industrial or training schools: Brookside Youth Centre (1946) Sprucedale Youth Centre (1966), and Cecil Facer Youth Centre (1971).
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    "Donald Doucet Youth Centre, Sault Ste. Marie". Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    "Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre, Thunder Bay". Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    "Roy McMurtry Youth Centre, Brampton". Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services. Queen's Printer for Ontario. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    "Ontario's Youth Justice System". Ontario Newsroom. Queen's Printer for Ontario. March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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    "Goderich youth jail to close, 198 jobs lost". Waterloo Region Record. March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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    Caudle, Daniel (January 10, 2020). "Fate of former Bluewater Youth Centre to be decided". Goderich Signal-Star. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
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    "No surprises found at Burtch | Brantford Expositor". www.brantfordexpositor.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-13.
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    Demolition of Ontario County Jail, 1960, Thomas Bouckley, Whitby Archives, 07-002-005.
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    Whitby Jail, 1958, unknown photographer, Whitby Archives, 07-002-013.
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