Central North Correctional Centre
Encyclopedia
The Central North Correctional Centre is a maximum security prison
located in Penetanguishene, Ontario
, Canada
. From 2001 to 2006, it was the only privately run correctional facility in Canada.
, Parry Sound Jail, and Guelph Correctional Centre. It opened as the first privately operated correctional facility in Canada. An American company Management and Training Corporation
from Centerville, Utah
was contracted by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
to operate the facility for five years. Following the completion of the five year term, the contract between the Ontario Government and M.T.C. was not renewed. The operation of the facility was turned over to the government on November 10, 2006.
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Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
located in Penetanguishene, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. From 2001 to 2006, it was the only privately run correctional facility in Canada.
History
The Central North Correctional Centre was commissioned in November 2001 to replace the outdated Barrie JailBarrie Jail
The Barrie Jail, colloquially referred to as the Barrie Bucket, located at 87 Mulcaster Street in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, 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...
, Parry Sound Jail, and Guelph Correctional Centre. It opened as the first privately operated correctional facility in Canada. An American company Management and Training Corporation
Management and Training Corporation
Management and Training Corporation or MTC is a Utah-based contractor that manages private prisons and provides vocational training. It is involved in the U.S. Job Corps program. The company made headlines in 2010 after three convicted murderers escaped from one of its prisons.-History:MTC was...
from Centerville, Utah
Centerville, Utah
Centerville is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,335 at the 2010 census...
was contracted by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario)
The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is responsible for law enforcement services in the Canadian province of Ontario, including the Ontario Provincial Police, correctional centres, detention centres/jails The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (French:...
to operate the facility for five years. Following the completion of the five year term, the contract between the Ontario Government and M.T.C. was not renewed. The operation of the facility was turned over to the government on November 10, 2006.