Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
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LocationSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Coordinates49°14′51.03″N 122°31′44.83″W / 49.2475083°N 122.5291194°W / 49.2475083; -122.5291194
StatusOperational
Security classProvincial correctional institution
CapacityApprox. 150
Opened2004 (2004)
Managed byCorrections Branch of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

The Alouette Correctional Centre for Women (ACCW)[1] is an adult female, provincial correctional centre located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.

Overview

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Alouette Correctional Centre for Women is a 340 (FIGURE OUT) bed multi level security centre. As other multiple level centres in the province, ACCW operations will overlap throughout the 3 security levels, low, medium and secure.[2] As a provincial correctional centre, sentenced inmates serve a maximum of two years.[3]

ACCW currently has 115 correctional officers employed, with 95% being female. Due to the gender-specific policies, only female officers work with inmates, with the 5 percent of males having supervisor positions.[2]

Expansion

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In 2012, there was a C$45 million expansion to the jail, which added 104 "secure custody" cells, the highest level of cell security which finished on October 2.[4] 55 correctional officers were hired.[1][2] The expansion was part of a C$185 million project to expand prisons and jails in British Columbia, and 340 cells will be added. There are nine prisons and jails in this project.[5]

History

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Desperate

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Category:Prisons in British Columbia Category:Buildings and structures in British Columbia

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jail expansion allows for more women: More serious female offenders will be locked up in a $45-million addition to Alouette Correctional Centre". MrTimes. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Alouette Correctional Centre expands, enhances capacity". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Women behind bars". Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Expanded Alouette Correctional Centre increases capacity". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ McLaren, Sylver (27 September 2011). "Women's prison expands". MrTimes. Retrieved 14 October 2012.