Fenbrook Institution
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The Fenbrook Institution is a medium security prison
located north of Gravenhurst
, Ontario
, Canada
.
The Canadian government announced plans to build the prison in 1992. A contract for the building's construction was awarded in 1996, and the facility opened in 1998. According to the government of Canada
, it can accommodate as many as 404 inmates.
It is located next to the Beaver Creek Institution.
Prison
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located north of Gravenhurst
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Gravenhurst is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately south of Bracebridge, Ontario. The mayor is Paisley Donaldson...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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.
The Canadian government announced plans to build the prison in 1992. A contract for the building's construction was awarded in 1996, and the facility opened in 1998. According to the government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
, it can accommodate as many as 404 inmates.
It is located next to the Beaver Creek Institution.