Headingley Correctional Institution

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Headingley Correctional Centre
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Location6030 Portage Ave, Headingley, Manitoba R4H 1E8
Coordinates 49°52′15″N97°26′15″W / 49.87083°N 97.43750°W / 49.87083; -97.43750
Security classminimum, medium and maximum
Capacity549 adult males
Opened1931
Former nameHeadingley Correctional Institution
Managed by Manitoba Corrections

The Headingley Correctional Centre (formerly Headingley Correctional Institution and Headingley Gaol) [1] is a provincial prison in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, Manitoba. Administered by Manitoba Corrections, it has minimum, medium, and maximum security facilities for a rated population of 549 adult males. [2]

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History

Headingley Gaol was opened in October 1930, with 48 staff and 270 inmates who had been moved from other institutions. At first holding both males and females, Headingley became a males-only facility in 1931, when females were sent to Portage la Prairie. [3]

Capital punishment, via hangings, was carried out at Headingley from 1932 to 1952, wherein a total of 25 hangings were carried out, including the execution of two axe murderers in May 1934. [3]

Riots

Throughout the 1930s, there were 4 minor inmate revolts, and one in each of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Disturbances also occurred in 1971 and 1983. [3]

The most serious of all the riots to have taken place at Headingley broke out at 11:00 pm on 25 April 1996 and continued for 24 hours. [3] The riot broke out as members of the rival Manitoba Warriors and Indian Posse gangs fought each other. [4] A group of inmates controlled the prison over the course of two days. [4] Eventually, 321 prisoners surrendered after rampaging, setting fires, and brutally attacking guards and inmates. [4] While no one was killed, 8 guards and several prisoners were injured, some seriously, and were taken to Grace Hospital in Winnipeg; one prisoner lost fingers and another was almost castrated. The facility itself was extensively damaged, requiring months of repairs before inmates were returned; damage to the prison was estimated at $3.5 million, with renovations adding up to more than $10 million. [3] [4] [5]

All of the inmates were moved to Stony Mountain Penitentiary, Brandon Correctional Institute, or the Winnipeg Remand Centre. Subsequent police reports suggested that the riot seemed to target inmates who were either informants or segregated because of sex crimes. [3]

Notable inmates

Jack Shapira

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Headingley Gaol (RM of Headingley)". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/commsafe/commsafediv/adult.html Archived 2020-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Adult Correctional Facilities, retrieved August 7, 2017
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Our Heritage". Rural Municipality of Headingley. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Auger & Edwards 2012, p. 142.
  5. ↑ "321 INMATES SURRENDER AFTER RAMPAGE – Chicago Tribune".
  6. ↑ Bo, Michael (18 October 2009). "'Jumbo-Ole' drank 40 drinks a day". Politiken (in Danish). Copenhagen. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lawsuit alleges Peter Nygard's niece set up former model to be sexually assaulted | CBC News".

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