Brockville Jail

Brockville Jail

Interactive map of Brockville Jail
Location	Brockville, Ontario
Coordinates	44°35′27″N75°41′08″W / 44.590968°N 75.685689°W / 44.590968; -75.685689
Status	Operational
Security class	Maximum security
Capacity	48 [1]
Opened	1842
Managed by	Ministry of the Solicitor General
Street address	10 Wall Street
City	Brockville, Ontario
Country	Canada

The Brockville Jail is a jail in Brockville, Ontario operated by the provincial Ministry of the Solicitor General. It is the oldest operational jail in the province. ^[2]

On August 27, 2020 the Government of Ontario announced funding for a new facility to replace the Brockville Jail as part of a larger project to renovate and replace prisons in eastern Ontario. ^[3] The new 66-bed facility, to be called the Brockville Correctional Complex, will be constructed on the grounds of the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre. ^[2]

See also

• List of correctional facilities in Ontario

References

1. "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. 2019.
2. Lowrie, Wayne (August 27, 2020). "New jail, women's mental facility for Brockville". Brockville Recorder & Times. Postmedia Network. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
3. Jones, Ryan P. (August 27, 2020). "Province to build 2 new jails, upgrade 3 others in eastern Ontario". CBC News. Retrieved August 28, 2020.