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Cape Breton Youth Detention Facility

Youth institutionjuvenile-mixedHigh
Verified 2 Jun 2026
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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Nova Scotia Department of Justice

Population held

juvenile-mixed

Opened

Region

Nova Scotia

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

136 Gardner Road, Sydney B1M 1A1

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Data completeness

38%

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