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- Prison, as a term meaning a place in which people are kept in captivity, covers a variety of institutions in Canada. Jails, commonly called detention or remand centres, are used to incarcerate persons awaiting trial or those sentenced for short terms.
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Feb 7, 2006 · Prison, as a term meaning a place in which people are kept in captivity, covers a variety of institutions in Canada. Jails, commonly called detention or remand centres, are used to incarcerate persons awaiting trial or those sentenced for short terms.
Learn about the correctional process, visit an offender, resources for families of offenders through the Canadian Families and Corrections Network (CFCN).
Detention centres. Detention centres are larger, modern facilities built as regional facilities serving larger areas in Ontario. Detention centres serve as the point of entry into the institutional system. They hold: persons on remand, for example, people awaiting trial, sentencing or other proceedings
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC; French: Service correctionnel du Canada), also known as Correctional Service Canada or Corrections Canada, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more. [3]
Nov 4, 2019 · Although the term detention center does not have an official meaning, it is often used to refer to adult jails. This is because the main goal of a jail is to detain people who have not yet been convicted, rather than to correct people with convictions.
Adult correctional facilities in Ontario are divided into four categories: correctional centres, jails, detention centres, and treatment centres. Some facilities are more than one type. Correctional centres house sentenced offenders who are serving a period of incarceration of up to two years, less a day. [a] Provincial jails (historically ...
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are sentenced under military law serve their sentences at detention barracks designated by the Department of National Defence. For inmates with serious mental health conditions, CSC has 5 regional treatment centres. [1]
