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Background

The Barrie Gaol, colloquially referred to as the Barrie Bucket, located at 87 Mulcaster Street in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, was a maximum-security facility housing offenders awaiting, trial, sentencing or transfer to federal and provincial correctional facilities, opened in 1841 and closed in 2001. It was replaced by the Central North Correctional Centre in the town of Penetanguishene, about 47 km northwest of Barrie. The jail was designed by Toronto architect Thomas Young, who subscribed to the contemporary theory that a polygonal structure would make the occupants feel less confined. Construction of the jail began in 1840. It is built from limestone from the quarry at Longford on the east side of Lake Couchiching.

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Year opened

1842

Closed 2001

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Opened

1842

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@misc{worldprisons-barrie-jail,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Barrie Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/barrie-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}