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Dorchester Penitentiary

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Background

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

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1880

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Correctional Service Canada

Population held

male

Opened

1880

Region

New Brunswick

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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.

Contact & address

4902 Main Street, Dorchester E4K 2Y9

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Data completeness

54%

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