Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge

Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge

Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge

PO Box 1929
Maple Creek, Saskatchewan
S0N 1N0

Tel: (306) 662-4700
Fax: (306) 662-3555

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About the Institution

Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge is a multi-level security facility located in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. The institution is based on a Healing Lodge design model where offender accommodations are residential houses.

The Lodge offers a very open environment, the operation of which is comparable to that of a minimum-security facility.

As part of CSC's efforts to encourage inmates to become law-abiding citizens, CSC offers various national correctional programs.

Healing Lodges offer services and programs that reflect Aboriginal culture in a space that incorporates Aboriginal peoples' traditions and beliefs.

In a Healing Lodge, the needs of Aboriginal offenders serving federal sentences are addressed through Aboriginal teachings and ceremonies, contact with Elders, and culturally relevant programming.

Facility Characteristics

  • Institution for Aboriginal women offenders
  • Security level: multi-level
  • Date opened: 1995
  • Rated capacity: 40