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Fenbrook Institution

Fenbrook Institution

Prison in Ontario, Canada

Fenbrook Institution is a Canadian medium security prison located in Gravenhurst, Ontario.[1] It was merged with Beaver Creek Institution on April 1, 2014. It is now referred to as Beaver Creek Institution, Medium Unit.

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The Canadian government announced plans to build the prison in 1992.[2] A contract for the building's construction was awarded in 1996, and the facility opened in 1998.[3] According to the Government of Canada, it can accommodate as many as 404 inmates.[1] A new unit is being constructed that will house an additional 96 inmates and is scheduled to open in April 2014.

References

  1. [1]
    Institutional Profiles: Ontario Region: Fenbrook Institution, Correctional Service Canada. Accessed 13 January 2011.
  2. [2]
    Dan Nolan, "New medium-security prison confirmed for Muskoka area," Hamilton Spectator, 31 July 1992, B4.
  3. [3]
    "Contract Awarded To Construct Gravenhurst Facility," Canada NewsWire, 16 August 1996, 11:41.


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