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Southwest Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
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Region
Nova Scotia
Security level
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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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional FacilityNew GlasgowProvincial institution
- Central Nova Scotia Correctional FacilityDartmouthProvincial institution
- Cape Breton Correctional FacilitySydneyProvincial institution
- Central Nova Scotia Women’s Correctional FacilityDartmouthProvincial institution
- Fenbrook InstitutionGravenhurstMediumFederal institution
- Spirit Lake Internment Camp
Data completeness
38%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Nova Scotia Open Data â Correctional Services Custodial Facilities
- Correctional Service Canada â institutions directory — Correctional Service Canada / Nova Scotia Open Data
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Southwest Nova Scotia Correctional Facility. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/southwest-nova-scotia-correctional-facility
"Southwest Nova Scotia Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/southwest-nova-scotia-correctional-facility.
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