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Millhaven Institution is a maximum-security federal correctional institution operated by Correctional Service Canada in the Ontario Region, Ontario.
Background
Millhaven Institution (French: Ãtablissement de Millhaven) is a maximum security prison located in Bath, Ontario. Approximately 500 inmates are incarcerated at Millhaven. Opened in 1971, Millhaven was originally built to replace Ontario's other aging maximum security prison, Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston Ontario. A riot at Kingston Penitentiary forced Millhaven to open prematurely. During the period of 1977â1984, a Special Handling Unit (SHU) operated at Millhaven, alongside its general maximum-security population.
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Year opened
1971
Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
Correctional Service CanadaPopulation held
male
Opened
1971
Region
Ontario
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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Practical info
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Known issues
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Notable inmates
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions
- Wikipedia â Correctional Service Canada
- Correctional Service Canada â Institutional profiles — Government of Canada (CSC)
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions directory — Correctional Service Canada / Nova Scotia Open Data
- Wikidata (Q6859501)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Millhaven Institution. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/millhaven-institution
Chicago
"Millhaven Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/millhaven-institution.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-millhaven-institution,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Millhaven Institution},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/millhaven-institution},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}