Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility

The Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility is a Canadian prison located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.

Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility
LocationHalifax Regional Municipality
Coordinates44.72178°N 63.592386°W / 44.72178; -63.592386
StatusOperational
Security classVaries
Capacity370
Population300+ (as of 12 January 2009[1])
OpenedOctober 2001
Managed byProvince of Nova Scotia

Facilities

Situated in the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth, the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility is the largest provincial jail in Nova Scotia, having a capacity of 370[2] (322 male, 48 female).[3] It was built at the same time as the adjacent East Coast Forensic Hospital which is not open to the general public, serving only patients coming from the justice system.[2] This arrangement is unique in Canada and allows the two institutions to share laundry, cooking, and recreational facilities as well as security staff.

History

Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility replaces three former prisons located in Halifax County (Lower Sackville), Colchester County (Truro), and Kings County (Kentville), all of which closed in 2001. Originally construction had begun at Jack Lake, near the Bedford Rifle Range. Although surrounded by forest and far more isolated than the current site, affluent Bedford residents balked at the plan. In response, construction was halted and the province announced in October 1999 that the new site in Burnside had been chosen.[4]

It was designed by the Halifax architectural firms of John K. Dobbs and Associates and William Nycum and Associates Ltd. Construction took approximately two years and was carried out by Tidewater Construction Ltd.[4]

References
  1. Clare, Stephen. "Concern over correctional facility increasing." Burnside News 12 January 2009: n. pag. Web. 9 Apr 2010. <http://www.burnsidenews.com/index.cfm?sid=207067&sc=397>.
  2. "Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility." Department of Justice, n.d. Web. 9 Apr 2010. <http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/Corrections/CNSCF.asp>.
  3. "Overcrowded N.S. jails lead to frustration, violence: corrections officers." CBC News 20 March 2008: n. pag. Web. 9 Apr 2010. <http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2008/03/20/jails-overcrowded.html>.
  4. "Burnside Chosen for Jail, Hospital." Department of Justice. Province of Nova Scotia, 19 October 1999. Web. 9 Apr 2010. <http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=19991019001>.
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