Central North Correctional Centre Explained

Prison Name:Central North Correctional Centre
Location:Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada
Status:Operational
Classification:Medium/Maximum
Capacity:1,184
Opened:2001

The Central North Correctional Centre formerly known as "The Superjail" is a maximum security prison located in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. During its period of private management from 2001 to 2006, it was the only privately-run adult correctional facility in Canada.

History

The Central North Correctional Centre was commissioned in November 2001 to replace the outdated Barrie Jail, Parry Sound Jail, and Guelph Correctional Centre. It opened as the first privately-operated correctional facility in Canada. Management and Training Corporation Canada (MTCC), a subsidiary of the Centerville, Utah-based private prison firm Management and Training Corporation, was contracted by the provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to operate the facility for a five year pilot project. Following the completion of the five-year term, the contract between the Ontario Government and MTCC was not renewed. The operation of the facility was turned over to the government on November 10, 2006.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Central North Correctional Centre Transferring To Public Sector Operation . Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services . April 27, 2006 . 2008-06-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071009212505/http://ogov.newswire.ca/ontario/GPOE/2006/04/27/c1439.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html . October 9, 2007 .
  2. News: November 10, 2006. Ontario to take back control of private super-jail. CBC News. dead. 2008-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20100710055836/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/10/private-jail.html. 10 July 2010.