Central North Correctional Centre

The Central North Correctional Centre is a maximum security prison located in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. During its period of private management from 2001 to 2006, it was the only privately-run adult correctional facility in Canada.

Central North Correctional Centre
LocationPenetanguishene, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates44.79752°N 79.92306°W / 44.79752; -79.92306
StatusOperational
Security classMedium/Maximum
Capacity1,184[1]
Opened2001
Managed by

History
Uniform patch from 2001 to 2006, while CNCC was privatized.

The Central North Correctional Centre was commissioned in November 2001 to replace the outdated Barrie Jail, Parry Sound Jail, and Guelph Correctional Centre. It opened as the first privately-operated correctional facility in Canada. Management and Training Corporation Canada (MTCC), a subsidiary of the Centerville, Utah-based private prison firm Management and Training Corporation, was contracted by the provincial Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to operate the facility for a five year pilot project. Following the completion of the five-year term, the contract between the Ontario Government and MTCC. was not renewed. The operation of the facility was turned over to the government on November 10, 2006.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "Central North Correctional Centre Transferring To Public Sector Operation" (Press release). Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. April 27, 2006. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  2. "Ontario to take back control of private super-jail". CBC News. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
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