The Barrie Jail, colloquially referred to as the Barrie Bucket, located at 87 Mulcaster Street in Barrie

Barrie

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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, was a maximum-security facility housing offenders awaiting, trial, sentencing or transfer to federal and provincial correctional facilities, opened in 1841 and closed in 2001. It was replaced by the Central North Correctional Centre

Central North Correctional Centre

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 in the nearby town of Penetanguishene.

The jail was designed by Toronto

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 architect Thomas Young who subscribed to the contemporary theory that a polygonal structure would make the occupants feel less confined. Construction of the gaol (or jail) began in 1840. It is built from limestone from the quarry at Longford

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 on the east side of Lake Couchiching

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No prisoners were ever hanged at this location but several did die during incarceration and are believed to be buried in the inner courtyard.

The last inmate to reside at the Barrie gaol was transferred to the Penetanguishene 'superjail' on December 7, 2001. It remains vacant to this day.

The jail served as the primary film

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ing location for the movie Dark Reprieve (2008).