PEI Youth Centre

PEI Youth Centre

Interactive map of PEI Youth Centre
Location	Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Coordinates	46°24′28″N63°48′01″W / 46.407740°N 63.800165°W / 46.407740; -63.800165
Status	Open
Capacity	32
Opened	1988

PEI Youth Centre ^[1] also known as Summerside Youth Centre is a youth detention centre that opened in 1988, ^[2] in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It holds youth aged 12 to 17 and it has a capacity of 32 although they are only staffed to handle 16 people. ^[3]

In February 2021, the province started holding adult females at the youth centre, though it is said to be temporary, citing capacity issues at the adult prison. ^[4]

Escapes

• On March 6, 2000, two male youth aged 15 and 16 had escaped. Police issued warrants and charged both of them with escape from custody. A car may have been stolen afterward. ^[5]
• On August 23, 2010, a 17 year-old male escaped. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of youth detention centre incidents in Canada

References

1. "PEI Youth Centre". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
2. "Provincial Custody Programs". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
3. "Youth centre sits half empty". SaltWire. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
4. "PEI jail numbers dropped during COVID-19 pandemic". CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
5. "Teens escape from youth centre". CBC News. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
6. "Young offender escapes from P.E.I. custody". CBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
7. "Police search trail for young escapee". SaltWire. Retrieved March 7, 2026.