Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

South West Nova Scotia Correctional Facility

Status

Last documented use

2011

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Canada Border Services Agency

Management: Department of Justice, Correctional Services (Governmental)

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

Capacity Reported population Deaths at facility
No Data
No Data
No Data
Canada

8,825

Migration Detainee Entries

2

Detained Unaccompanied Children

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FACILITY NAMES
South West Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
Location

Country: Canada

City & Region: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Americas

Latitude, Longitude: ,

Contact Information
South West Nova Scotia Correctional Facility 227 Forest Street Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 4A8

Tel: (902) 742-4211 Fax: (902) 742-0680

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status Last documented use

2011
Facility type

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2011
Management

Name Department of Justice, Correctional 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 Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2011

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2011

SIZE & POPULATION

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 2

2011

LENGTH OF DETENTION

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2011

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Age Segregation

Legal Segregation

No

2011
Family Segregation

CELLS

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

HEALTH

MONITORING & ACCESS

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