List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario#Youth

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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.{{efn|Offenders serving sentences of two years or longer are incarcerated in facilities operated by the federal Correctional Service of Canada.}} 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.{{cite web |title=Facilities - locations and visiting hours |url=http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/facilitieslocationsandvisitinghours/facilities.html |website=Ministry of the Solicitor General |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 23, 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Looking for a job or to volunteer in youth justice? |url=http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/professionals/youthjustice/work.aspx |website=Ministry of Children and Youth Services |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 30, 2020 |quote=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.}} {{As of|2020}}, the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services directly operates six secure custody facilities.

Operational correctional facilities

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Name

! Location

! Opened

Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre

|Sault Ste. Marie

|1990

Brockville Jail

|Brockville

|1842

Central East Correctional Centre

|Lindsay

|2002

Central North Correctional Centre

|Penetanguishene

|2001

Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre

|London

|1977

Fort Frances Jail

|Fort Frances

|1908{{cite web |title=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 |url=http://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default/files/Interim%20Report%20-%20Compliance%20with%20Jahn.pdf |website=Ontario Human Rights Commission}}

Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre

|Hamilton

|1978

Kenora Jail

|Kenora

|1929

Maplehurst Correctional Complex

|Milton

|1975

Monteith Correctional Complex

|Iroquois Falls

|1938

Niagara Detention Centre

|Thorold

|1973

North Bay Jail

|North Bay

|1930

Ontario Correctional Institute

|Brampton

|1973

Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre

|Ottawa

|1972

Quinte Detention Centre

|Greater Napanee

|1971

{{sort|Saint Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre|St. Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre}}{{cite web| url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/st-lawrence-valley-correctional-and-treatment-centre/article631320/| title = St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre - The Globe and Mail}}

|Brockville

|2003

Sarnia Jail

|Sarnia

|1961

South West Detention Centre

|Maidstone

|2013

Stratford Jail

|Stratford

|1901

Sudbury Jail

|Sudbury

|1928

Thunder Bay Correctional Centre

|Thunder Bay

|1965

Thunder Bay Jail

|Thunder Bay

|1928

Toronto East Detention Centre

|Toronto

|1977

Toronto South Detention Centre

|Toronto

|2014

Vanier Centre for Women

|Milton

|2003

Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care

|Penetanguishene

|1904

=Youth=

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Name

! Location

! Opened

Cecil Facer Youth Centre

|Sudbury

|1971{{cite report |author1=Cooke, Diana |author2=Finlay, Judy |date=2007 |title=Review: Open Detention and Open Custody in Ontario |url=https://collections.ola.org/mon/16000/271269.pdf |publisher=Office of Child and Family Service Advocacy |access-date= March 25, 2020|quote=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).}}

Donald Doucet Youth Centre

|Sault Ste. Marie

|2008{{cite web |title=Donald Doucet Youth Centre, Sault Ste. Marie |url=http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/sault.aspx |website=Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729170111/http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/sault.aspx |archive-date=July 29, 2010}}

|Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre

|Thunder Bay

|2009{{cite web |title=Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre, Thunder Bay |url=http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/thunderbay.aspx |website=Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100717075612/http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/thunderbay.aspx |archive-date=July 17, 2010}}

Roy McMurtry Youth Centre

|Brampton

|2009{{cite web |title=Roy McMurtry Youth Centre, Brampton |url=http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/brampton.aspx |website=Ontario Ministry of Child and Youth Services |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801060133/http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/youthandthelaw/brampton.aspx |archive-date=August 1, 2010}}

Syl Apps Youth Centre

|Oakville

|1973

|Sprucedale Youth Centre

|Simcoe

|1966

Past jails and correctional facilities

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Facility

! Opened

! Closed

Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women

|1872

|1969

Barrie Jail

|1842

|2001

Belleville Jail

|1838

|1971

Bluewater Youth Centre

|1985{{cite web |title=Ontario's Youth Justice System |url=https://news.ontario.ca/mcys/en/2012/03/ontarios-youth-justice-system-ontarios-youth-justice-system.html |website=Ontario Newsroom |publisher=Queen's Printer for Ontario |access-date=March 25, 2020 |language=en |date=March 5, 2012}}

|2002{{cite news |title=Goderich youth jail to close, 198 jobs lost |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/2602166-goderich-youth-jail-to-close-198-jobs-lost/ |access-date=March 25, 2020 |work=Waterloo Region Record |date=March 9, 2012 |language=en-CA}}{{cite news |last1=Caudle |first1=Daniel |title=Fate of former Bluewater Youth Centre to be decided |url=https://www.goderichsignalstar.com/news/local-news/fate-of-former-bluewater-youth-centre-to-be-decided-2 |access-date=March 25, 2020 |work=Goderich Signal-Star |date=January 10, 2020}}

Brookside Youth Centre

|1948

|2021

Bracebridge Jail

|1882

|1946

Brampton Adult Training Centre

|1947

|1979

Brampton Jail

|1867

|1977

Brantford Jail

|1852

|2017

Burtch Correctional Centre{{cite web |url=http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2008/06/27/no-surprises-found-at-burtch |title=No surprises found at Burtch {{!}} Brantford Expositor |website=www.brantfordexpositor.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813191232/http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2008/06/27/no-surprises-found-at-burtch |archive-date=2016-08-13}}

|1949

|2003

Burwash Industrial Farm

|1914

|1974

Carleton County Jail (see Nicholas Street Gaol)

|

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Cayuga Jail

|1851

|1973

Chatham Jail

|1850

|2014

Cobourg Jail

|1834

|1998

Concord Industrial Farm for Women (see Toronto Municipal Farm for Women (Concord))

|

|

Cornwall Jail

|1833

|2002

Durham Camp (see Millbrook Correctional Centre)

|

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Goderich Jail (see Huron County Gaol)

|

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Grandview Training School for Girls

|1933

|1976

Guelph Correctional Centre

|1910

|2003

Guelph Jail

|1840

|1980

Haileybury Jail

|1935

|1998

Halton County Jail

|1863

|1978

Hamilton Jail

|1832

|1978

Home District Jail (Toronto)

|1838

|1887

Huron County Gaol

|1842

|1972

Invictus Youth Centre

|

|

King Street Gaol

|1798

|1827(?)

King Street Gaol

|1824

|

Kingston Jail

|1835

|2014

Kitchener Jail

|1853

|1978

L'Orignal Jail

|1825

|1998

Lindsay Jail

|1863

|2003

Millbrook Correctional Centre

|1957

|2003

Milton Jail

|1878

|1978

Mimico Correctional Centre

|1887

|2011

Napanee Jail

|1865

|1971

Niagara Falls Gaol

|

|

Nicholas Street Gaol

|1862

|1972

Norfolk County Gaol

|1848

|1978

Ontario County Jail (Whitby)[http://images.ourontario.ca/whitby/74287/data?n=5 Demolition of Ontario County Jail, 1960, Thomas Bouckley, Whitby Archives, 07-002-005.]

|1853

|1960

Ontario Reformatory—Brampton (see Brampton Adult Training Centre)

|

|

Ontario Reformatory—Guelph (see Guelph Correctional Centre)

|

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Ontario Reformatory—Millbrook (see Millbrook Correctional Centre)

|

|

Ontario Reformatory—Mimico (see Mimico Correctional Centre)

|

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Orangeville Jail

|

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Ottawa Jail

|1862

|1972

Owen Sound Jail

|1854

|2011

Parry Sound Jail

|1878

|2001

Peel County Jail (see Brampton Jail)

|

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Pembroke Jail

|1867

|2004

Peterborough Jail

|1842

|2001

Picton Jail

|1834

|1971

Port Dalhousie Jail

|1845

|

Project Turnaround (operated by Encourage Youth Corporation)

|1997

|2004

Renfrew County Gaol

|1866

|2004

Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre (Burritts Rapids)

|1947

|2004

Sault Ste. Marie District Jail

|1928

|2003

St. Catharines Jail

|1868

|1973

Simcoe Jail

|1867

|1978

Toronto Central Prison

|1873

|1915

Toronto (Don) Jail

|1864

|2014

Toronto Municipal Farm for Women (Concord)

|1912

|1939

Toronto West Detention Centre

|1978

|2014

Toronto Youth Assessment Centre (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology)

|

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Trafalgar Jail

|

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Victoria Industrial School for Boys (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology)

|

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Walkerton Jail

|1866

|2011

Waterloo Detention Centre

|1978

|2001

Wellington Detention Centre

|1980

|2001

Whitby Jail[http://images.ourontario.ca/whitby/74299/data?n=4 Whitby Jail, 1958, unknown photographer, Whitby Archives, 07-002-013.]

|1958

|2003

Windsor Jail

|

|2014

Woodstock Jail

|1853

|1977

See also

Notes

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References

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  • [http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/CS_main.html Correctional Services - Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General]
  • [https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/ Ontario Archives]

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