Rockwood Institution

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Coordinates: 50°04′55″N97°13′30″W / 50.082°N 97.225°W / 50.082; -97.225 Rockwood Institution is a federal minimum-security facility located in the community of Stony Mountain, Rural Municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba, about 11 mi (18 km) from Winnipeg. It opened in 1962 and can accommodate up to 167 inmates. [1]

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Stony Mountain is a small community in Manitoba, Canada approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Winnipeg on Provincial Highway 7. The town is in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood and is the location of Stony Mountain Ski Area. The Stony Mountain Institution and Rockwood Institution prisons are in Stony Mountain.

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History

Rockwood Institution, adjacent to Stony Mountain Institution, originally opened in 1962. It was refurbished in 1997 to provide 16 six-bed pods combined with nine 8-bed pods. The rated capacity is 167 inmates. [1] [2]

Stony Mountain Institution

Stony Mountain Institution is a federal multi-security facility located in Stony Mountain, Manitoba, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Winnipeg. The medium security prison opened in 1877, the minimum security unit opened in 1962 and the newest addition to the prison, the maximum security unit, opened in 2014.

In December 2010, the new warden. Mike Pollman, took over the responsibility of overseeing the 114-inmate minimum security facility, after being appointed to the position in August 2010. He had served as deputy warden at Rockwood Institution, as well as at the neighbouring Stony Mountain Institution. "I count myself extremely fortunate to be taking over an institution I know very well," Pollman said during some brief remarks after he took his oath of responsibility. [3]

In November 2010, the Federal Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews, announced that Rockwood Institution will be getting 50 new beds in an expansion planned for both this institution and Stony Mountain Institution. The Rockwood portion of the project should be completed by 2013. While Stony Mountain is getting a new maximum-security wing as part of this expansion, the Rockwood Institution will retain its minimum-security status. [4]

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Victor "Vic" Toews, PC, QC is a Canadian jurist and former politician. Toews is a judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. He represented Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 until his resignation on July 9, 2013, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, most recently as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon. Prior to his appointment to the judiciary, Toews was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Characteristics

Less than 40 months: 38 per cent of inmates
More than 40 months: 42 per cent of inmates
Life sentence: 20 per cent of inmates

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References

  1. 1 2 Institutional Profiles - Prairie Region - ROCKWOOD INSTITUTION. Retrieved 16 Jan 2011.
  2. ↑ Photos - Rockwood Institution. Retrieved 16 Jan 2011.
  3. ↑ New Warden at Rockwood Institution. The Stonewall Argus & Teulon Times, Dec 3, 2010. Retrieved 16 Jan 2011.
  4. ↑ Stony Mountain Institution to add maximum-security wing. CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved 14 Dec 2010.
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