Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre

Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre
Interactive map of Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre
Location
StatusClosed
Security classMinimum
Opened1947
ClosedJanuary, 2004
Managed byOntario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services

Rideau Correctional Centre was opened in 1947 as a minimum-security facility, with an integrated farm where inmates could learn skills to be plied upon their release.[1] It was decommissioned in 2004,[2] and subsequently demolished in 2013.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Province to close jail, throw away key". Canadian Broadcasting Corp. cbc.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Modernizing the System: Decommissioning Older Facilities". Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rideau Correctional Demolition". Taplen Construction. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.