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Archambault Institution

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Archambault Institution is a medium-security federal correctional institution operated by Correctional Service Canada in the Quebec Region, Quebec.

Background

Archambault Institution (French: Établissement Archambault) is a prison of the Correctional Service of Canada in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. Its minimum-security unit opened in 1968 and its medium security unit opened in 1969; the capacities respectively are 215 and 284. It is colocated with the Regional Reception Centre, a maximum security prison.

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Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Correctional Service Canada

Population held

male

Opened

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Region

Quebec

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Jacques Mesrine
    1936–1979 · criminal

    Jacques Mesrine (French pronunciation: [ʒak mɛʁin, mɛsʁin]; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada.

  • Luka Magnotta
    Luka Magnotta
    1982 · murderer
  • Valery Fabrikant
    1940 · university teacher
  • Karla Homolka
    1970 · murder accomplice
  • Roland Lachance
    1932–2024 · photographer
  • Maurice Boucher
    1953–2022 · criminal

    Maurice Boucher (21 June 1953 – 10 July 2022) was a Canadian gangster, convicted murderer, reputed drug trafficker, and outlaw biker.

  • Léopold Dion
    Léopold Dion
    1920–1972 · serial killer

    Léopold Dion (February 25, 1920 – 17 November 1972) was a Canadian sex offender and serial killer who raped 21 boys, killing four; he was active in Quebec in 1963.

  • Clifford Olson
    1940–2011 · criminal

    Clifford Robert Olson Jr.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

242 Montée Gagnon, Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines J5L 2W1
+1 450-478-3300
Official site

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