William Head Institution
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| Coordinates | 48°20′24″N 123°32′09″W / 48.3399°N 123.5358°W |
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| Status | Active |
| Security class | minimum-security |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Population | 130 (as of 2024) |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Former name | William Head Prison |
| Managed by | Correctional Service of Canada |
| Street address | 6000 William Head Road |
| City | Metchosin, British Columbia |
| Postal code | V9C 0B5 |
| Country | Canada |
William Head Institution is a Canadian minimum-security federal correctional institution for men located in Metchosin, British Columbia, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Victoria on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island. The Institution opened in 1959 and can house 200 inmates. The institution is based on a residential design, composed of five neighborhoods of clustered duplexes; each neighborhood of four duplexes is designed to function as a community. William Head provides variety of Educations, Correctional Programs and Vocational Trainings.[1][2]
Federal Institution for male offenders.
Statistics as of March 2024:
- Security level: minimum security.
- Date opened: 1959.
- Number of inmates: 130.
- Average length of sentences:
- Less than 36 months: 17 per cent of inmates.
- 36 months and over: 28 per cent of inmates.
- Life sentence: 55 per cent of inmates.
- Number of employees: 101.