Provincial correctional services in Canada

In Canada, the criminal legal system is divided into federal and provincial/territorial jurisdictions. Provincial/territorial correctional facilities hold people who have been sentenced to less than two years in custody and people being held on remand. Federal Correctional Facilities, which are the responsibility of Correctional Service of Canada—is concerned with people who have been sentenced to two years or more in custody.

Alberta

Corrections in Alberta are administered by the Correctional Services of the Ministry of Justice. • Calgary Correctional Centre • Calgary Remand Centre • Edmonton Remand Centre — largest in Canada • Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre • Lethbridge Correctional Centre • Medicine Hat Remand Centre • Peace River Correctional Centre • Red Deer Remand Centre • Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre (3 camps) • Metis Nation Wilderness Camp • Alsike Minimum Security Camp (closed April 2009) • Fort McMurray Minimum Security Camp (closed) • Kainai Community Correctional Centre == British Columbia ==

British Columbia

Corrections in British Columbia are administered by B.C. Corrections under the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. , BC has 10 correctional centres throughout the province. == Manitoba ==

Manitoba

Correctional services in Manitoba are administered by Manitoba Corrections, under the province's Department of Justice. == New Brunswick ==

New Brunswick

Correctional services in New Brunswick are administered by the Community & Correctional Services of Department of Justice and Public Safety. == Newfoundland and Labrador ==

Newfoundland and Labrador

Correctional services in Newfoundland and Labrador are administered by the Corrections and Community Services branch of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. == Nova Scotia ==

Nova Scotia

Corrections in Nova Scotia are administered by the Correctional Services of the province's Department of Justice. == Northwest Territories ==

Northwest Territories

Corrections in the Northwest Territories are administered by the Corrections Service of the territory's Department of Justice. == Nunavut ==

Nunavut

Corrections in Nunavut are administered by Nunavut Ministry of Justice. == Ontario ==

Ontario

Adult corrections in Ontario are administered by the Ministry of the Solicitor General, whereas youth detention centres for secure detention of young people ages 12–18 are administered by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. == Prince Edward Island ==

Prince Edward Island

Corrections in Prince Edward Island are administered by the Community and Correctional Services Division of the Ministry of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General. • Prince County Correctional Centre — Summerside • PEI Youth Centre — Summerside • Provincial Correctional Centre — Charlottetown == Quebec ==

Quebec

Corrections in Quebec are administered by the Direction générale des services correctionnels of the province's Ministry of Public Security (French: Ministère de la Sécurité publique). == Saskatchewan ==

Saskatchewan

Corrections in Saskatchewan are administered by the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing. • Saskatoon Correctional Centre — Saskatoon • Regina Correctional Centre — Regina • Prince Albert Correctional Centre — Prince Albert • Pine Grove Correctional Centre • Paul Dojack Youth Centre — Regina • Kilburn Hall Youth Centre — Saskatoon == Yukon ==

Yukon

Corrections in Yukon are administered by the Community and Correctional Services Branch of the Ministry of Justice. • Whitehorse Correctional Centre — a multi-level 190-inmate facility, for adult males and females, completed in February 2012 and built next to an existing prison building (c. 1967) • Justice Wellness Centre — Whitehorse == See also ==

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