Warkworth Institution
Encyclopedia
The Warkworth Institution is a medium-security prison facility located in the municipality
of Trent Hills, Ontario
, between the communities of Meyersburg and Warkworth
. The prison is the largest federal correctional institution
in Canada
with a population of approximately 580 housed in five units. It is a male-only facility and generally one-third of the inmates are imprisoned for a sexually-related offence.
In 1971, the Living Unit concept was introduced.
A riot broke out at approximately 9:00pm on July 21, 2009, during which prisoners took control of the prison infirmary. Subsequently one inmate died of a drug overdose in his cell.http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news/article/131587
Warkworth is a sister institution to Springhill, NS
; Cowansville, PQ; and Drumheller, AB
.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Trent Hills, 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....
, between the communities of Meyersburg and Warkworth
Warkworth, Ontario
Warkworth is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario in the county of Northumberland. The village of Warkworth, formerly named Benfield , is part of the municipality of Trent Hills, formed in 2001.- Facilities/services :...
. The prison is the largest federal correctional institution
Correctional Service of Canada
The Correctional Service of Canada , or CSC, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more...
in 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...
with a population of approximately 580 housed in five units. It is a male-only facility and generally one-third of the inmates are imprisoned for a sexually-related offence.
History
Construction of Warkworth Institution started on March 26, 1965 on 208 acre (0.84174688 km²) of land that had been purchased by the Department of Justice. In 1967, the institution began operation entirely with staff and no inmate population. In September 1967, ten block was opened and the first six inmates arrived from Joyceville Institution. The official opening took place on October 14, 1967. At the end of the 1968 fiscal year, the facility housed 92 inmates.In 1971, the Living Unit concept was introduced.
A riot broke out at approximately 9:00pm on July 21, 2009, during which prisoners took control of the prison infirmary. Subsequently one inmate died of a drug overdose in his cell.http://www.northumberlandnews.com/news/article/131587
Warkworth is a sister institution to Springhill, NS
Springhill Institution
The Springhill Institution is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the town of Springhill, Nova Scotia.It was opened on 15 October 1967 on the southwestern edge of the former coal mining town on the edge of the Cobequid Hills; occupying 167 hectares of land on a plateau overlooking...
; Cowansville, PQ; and Drumheller, AB
Drumheller Institution
The Drumheller Institution is a medium-security prison operated in Drumheller, Alberta by the Correctional Service of Canada. It was opened in 1967, and also includes a 72-bed minimum-security facility. As of 6 April, 2004, the medium security section had a rated capacity of 598.- References :*...
.