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Ferndale Institution
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Ferndale Institution is a minimum-security federal correctional institution operated by Correctional Service Canada in the Pacific Region, British Columbia.
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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Occupancy
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Year opened
1973
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Correctional Service CanadaPopulation held
male
Opened
1973
Region
British Columbia
Security level
Minimum
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
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Data completeness
58%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions
- Wikipedia â Correctional Service Canada
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions directory — Correctional Service Canada / Nova Scotia Open Data
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5445061)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Ferndale Institution. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferndale-institution
"Ferndale Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ferndale-institution.
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