Westmorland Institution
Appearance
Location | Dorchester, New Brunswick |
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Coordinates | 45°54′50″N 64°30′35″W / 45.9138°N 64.5098°W |
Security class | 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
[edit]It was opened in 1962 as a minimum security prison on a hill overlooking the Memramcook River valley.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Pénitencier de Westmorland (in French) - Correctional Service of Canada