Matsqui Institution
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| Location | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 49°01′40″N 122°18′14″W / 49.0278°N 122.3038°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 437 |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Managed by | Correctional Service of Canada |
| Website | csc-scc.gc.ca/institutions/001002-5005-eng.shtml |
Matsqui Institution is a federal medium-security prison facility in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres east of Vancouver. The Institution is operated by the Correctional Service of Canada and was opened in 1966. Accommodations for the general population are provided in a three-story living unit with a central core of security control posts. Matsqui provides a number of basic programs, as well as vocational training programs and the Aboriginal Basic Healing Program, which focuses on First Nations.[1] Work is completed to increase capacity at the Institution. Construction of one new 96-bed living unit has been completed and was opened in 2013.
Warden: Morgan ANDREASSEN
Deputy Warden: Corinne JUSTASON
Facility characteristics
- Institution for male offenders
- Security level: medium
- Date opened: 1966
- Number of employees: 313