St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Her Majesty's Penitentiary

Status

Last documented use

2013

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Management: Department of Justice, Corrections and Community Services (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Criminal detainees (convicted or remand), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
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Canada

8,825

Migration Detainee Entries

2

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
Her Majesty's Penitentiary
Location

Country: Canada

City & Region: St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: 47.5758164119, -52.6966524124

Contact Information
89 Forest Rd St John's, NL A1A 3Z9 Canada Tel: +1 709-729-1200

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2013

Status In use

2012

Status In use

2011

Status In use

2010
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2013

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011
Management

Name Department of Justice, Corrections and Community Services

Type Governmental

2011
Custodial Authorities

Agency Canada Border Services Agency

Ministry Public Safety Canada

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2011

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2011
Categories of detainees

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2013

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2010

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2010

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1

2013

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2011

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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