Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre

Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre

Interactive map of Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre
Location	800 Great Northern Rd Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5K7
Coordinates	46°33′06″N84°18′57″W / 46.55167°N 84.31583°W / 46.55167; -84.31583
Status	Operational
Security class	Medium/Maximum
Capacity	140
Opened	1990 [1] [2]
Former name	Northern Treatment Centre
Managed by	Ministry of the Solicitor General

The Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre (formerly Northern Treatment Centre) is a medium/maximum security prison located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. ^[3] The entire centre has a capacity of 104 beds. ^[4]

Treatment Centre

As a Treatment Centre, it provides "specialized and intensive treatment for motivated offenders with clearly identified problems relating to substance abuse, sexual misconduct, impulse control and anger management." ^[5] The centre is divided into two sections, the treatment centre and the remand centre, which acts as the local correctional centre.

Incidents and deaths

In 2012, 3 hockey players including now NHL player Nick Cousins spent time in the treatment centre after their involvement in the gang-sexual assault of a local woman.

In the spring of 2014, an inmate died of a drug overdose in the centre. A coroner's inquest determined that the inmate died after consuming "crushed up oxycontin and chewing fentanyl from a patch". As corrections officers at the time were limited to a visible strip search and were unable to perform a cavity search, It was determined that the inmate had "hooped" the drugs and smuggled them into the prison. ^{[6] [7]}

In the Fall of 2018, ex-NHL player Theo Fleury visited the prison, to speak to inmates about healing in relation to his experiences with abuse, addictions and mental health. ^{[8] [9]}

In January 2019, a riot broke out in the prison. ^[10]

See also

• List of correctional facilities in Ontario

References

1. "Ontario jail strike would affect 6 facilities in northeast". CBC News. January 8, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
2. "Interim Report of the Independent Reviewer of the Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services' Compliance with the 2013 Jahn Settlement Agreement and the Terms of the Consent Order of January 16, 2018 Issued by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" (PDF). Ontario Human Rights Commission.
3. Adult Facilities Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine - Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
4. "Correctional Services Facilities – Treatment Centres". www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
5. "Facilities - locations and visiting hours". www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
6. Richardson, Linda (November 22, 2016). "Treatment centre death came after drug use, inquest hears". SooToday. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
7. Richardson, Linda (November 23, 2016). "Fentanyl often smuggled into treatment centre in mail, inquest hears". SooToday. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
8. "Former NHL star Theo Fleury opens up about his long journey to mental health". CBC News. November 3, 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
9. "Theo Fleury brings important conversation to the Sault". SooToday. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
10. Taylor, Darren (January 19, 2019). "Weekend jail incident 'a riot,' Police Chief says". SooToday.