This is a listing of past and present correctional facilities run by the provincial government in Ontario, Canada. Provincial correctional facilities for adults are operated by the province's Ministry of the Solicitor General. Youth facilities have at various times been under the same jurisdiction, but currently fall under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services.
Adult correctional facilities in Ontario are divided into four categories: correctional centres, jails, detention centres, and treatment centres. Some facilities are more than one type. Correctional centres house sentenced offenders who are serving a period of incarceration of up to two years, less a day. [lower-alpha 1] Provincial jails (historically spelled gaols) and detention centres house persons awaiting trial, offenders serving short sentences, or offenders awaiting transfer to other facilities. Jails are smaller and older facilities originally established by local governments while detention centres are larger, regional facilities. Treatment centres are specialized facilities treating offenders for sexual misconduct, substance abuse, anger management, and other issues. [1]
Youth correctional facilities in Ontario are also called "secure custody facilities" and hold young people who were between 12 and 17 years of age at the time of offence. Youths are held in secure custody facilities if they are sentenced to secure custody after being found guilty of a crime or if a youth is ordered to be held in custody before or during a trial. [2] As of 2020 [update] , the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services directly operates six secure custody facilities. [2]
| Name | Location | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Cecil Facer Youth Centre | Sudbury | 1971 [5] |
| Donald Doucet Youth Centre | Sault Ste. Marie | 2008 [6] |
| Justice Ronald Lester Youth Centre | Thunder Bay | 2009 [7] |
| Roy McMurtry Youth Centre | Brampton | 2009 [8] |
| Sprucedale Youth Centre | Simcoe | 1966 [5] |
| Facility | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women | 1872 | 1969 |
| Barrie Jail | 1842 | 2001 |
| Belleville Jail | 1838 | 1971 |
| Bluewater Youth Centre | 1985 [9] | 2002 [10] [11] |
| Brookside Youth Centre | 1948 | 2021 |
| Bracebridge Jail | 1882 | 1946 |
| Brampton Adult Training Centre | 1947 | 1979 |
| Brampton Jail | 1867 | 1977 |
| Brantford Jail | 1852 | 2017 |
| Burtch Correctional Centre [12] | 1949 | 2003 |
| Burwash Industrial Farm | 1914 | 1974 |
| Carleton County Jail (see Nicholas Street Gaol) | ||
| Cayuga Jail | 1851 | 1973 |
| Chatham Jail | 1850 | 2014 |
| Cobourg Jail | 1834 | 1998 |
| Concord Industrial Farm for Women (see Toronto Municipal Farm for Women (Concord)) | ||
| Cornwall Jail | 1833 | 2002 |
| Durham Camp (see Millbrook Correctional Centre) | ||
| Goderich Jail (see Huron County Gaol) | ||
| Grandview Training School for Girls | 1933 | 1976 |
| Guelph Correctional Centre | 1910 | 2003 |
| Guelph Jail | 1840 | 1980 |
| Haileybury Jail | 1935 | 1998 |
| Halton County Jail | 1863 | 1978 |
| Hamilton Jail | 1832 | 1978 |
| Home District Jail (Toronto) | 1838 | 1887 |
| Huron County Gaol | 1842 | 1972 |
| Invictus Youth Centre | ||
| King Street Gaol | 1798 | 1827(?) |
| King Street Gaol | 1824 | |
| Kingston Jail | 1835 | 2014 |
| Kitchener Jail | 1853 | 1978 |
| L'Orignal Jail | 1825 | 1998 |
| Lindsay Jail | 1863 | 2003 |
| Millbrook Correctional Centre | 1957 | 2003 |
| Milton Jail | 1878 | 1978 |
| Mimico Correctional Centre | 1887 | 2011 |
| Napanee Jail | 1865 | 1971 |
| Niagara Falls Gaol | ||
| Nicholas Street Gaol | 1862 | 1972 |
| Norfolk County Gaol | 1848 | 1978 |
| Ontario County Jail (Whitby) [13] | 1853 | 1960 |
| Ontario Reformatory—Brampton (see Brampton Adult Training Centre) | ||
| Ontario Reformatory—Guelph (see Guelph Correctional Centre) | ||
| Ontario Reformatory—Millbrook (see Millbrook Correctional Centre) | ||
| Ontario Reformatory—Mimico (see Mimico Correctional Centre) | ||
| Orangeville Jail | ||
| Ottawa Jail | 1862 | 1972 |
| Owen Sound Jail | 1854 | 2011 |
| Parry Sound Jail | 1878 | 2001 |
| Peel County Jail (see Brampton Jail) | ||
| Pembroke Jail | 1867 | 2004 |
| Peterborough Jail | 1842 | 2001 |
| Picton Jail | 1834 | 1971 |
| Port Dalhousie Jail | 1845 | |
| Project Turnaround (operated by Encourage Youth Corporation) | 1997 | 2004 |
| Renfrew County Gaol | 1866 | 2004 |
| Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre (Burritts Rapids) | 1947 | 2004 |
| Sault Ste. Marie District Jail | 1928 | 2003 |
| St. Catharines Jail | 1868 | 1973 |
| Simcoe Jail | 1867 | 1978 |
| Toronto Central Prison | 1873 | 1915 |
| Toronto (Don) Jail | 1864 | 2014 |
| Toronto Municipal Farm for Women (Concord) | 1912 | 1939 |
| Toronto West Detention Centre | 1978 | 2014 |
| Toronto Youth Assessment Centre (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology) | ||
| Trafalgar Jail | ||
| Victoria Industrial School for Boys (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology) | ||
| Walkerton Jail | 1866 | 2011 |
| Waterloo Detention Centre | 1978 | 2001 |
| Wellington Detention Centre | 1980 | 2001 |
| Whitby Jail [14] | 1958 | 2003 |
| Windsor Jail | 2014 | |
| Woodstock Jail | 1853 | 1977 |
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