Westmorland Institution Explained

Prison Name:Westmorland Institution
Location:Dorchester, New Brunswick
Coordinates:45.9138°N -64.5098°W
Classification:minimum security
Capacity:252
Opened:1962
Managed By:Correctional Service of Canada

The Westmorland Institution is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick. It shares a property with Dorchester Penitentiary and Shepody Healing Centre.

History

It was opened in 1962 as a minimum security prison on a hill overlooking the Memramcook River valley.

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