Central East Correctional Centre

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Central East Correctional Centre
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Central East Correctional Centre
Location Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 44°22′45″N78°43′48″W / 44.37917°N 78.73000°W / 44.37917; -78.73000
StatusOperational
Security classMedium/Maximum
Capacity1184
Managed by Ministry of the Solicitor General

The Central East Correctional Centre (as known colloquially as the Lindsay Superjail, or simply Lindsay; French : Centre correctionnel du Centre-Est) is a medium/maximum security prison located in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario. [1] Inmates in this facility manufacture licence plates for the province. [2] It is operated by the Ministry of the Solicitor General.

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References

  1. Adult Facilities Archived 2010-05-15 at the Wayback Machine - Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
  2. "Ontario special orders licence plates to meet high demand". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Jan 17, 2017.
  3. Grimaldi, Jeremy. A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story . Dundurn Books, November 12, 2016. ISBN   1459735269, 9781459735262, PT87