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Ferndale Institution

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Background

Ferndale Institution is the former name of the minimum-security federal correctional annex of Mission Institution, now referred to as Mission Minimum Institution. It is located in Mission, British Columbia, in the central Fraser Valley, about 80 kilometres east of Vancouver. Ferndale opened in 1973 and can house up to 166 inmates, who live in residential-style units on a federal reserve shared with Mission Institution. The current Warden is Shawn Huish. Previous warden Ron Wiebe (deceased) was the founder of the "Restorative Justice" project, which brought together offenders, victims and their families for reconciliation/mediation.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1973

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Correctional Service of Canada

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1973

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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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

33737 Dewdney Trunk Road V2V 4L8

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Data completeness

34%

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