Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre explained

Prison Name:Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre
Location:Burritts Rapids, Ontario, Canada
Status:Closed
Classification:Minimum
Opened:1947
Closed:January, 2004
Managed By:Ontario 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]

Notes and References

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

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