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Quebec Region

COWANSVILLE INSTITUTION

Cowansville, Quebec

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About the Institution

Cowansville Institution is a medium-security facility, located in Cowansville, Quebec. It opened in 1966 and can accommodate 423 inmates.

Inmates are housed in four living units.

The institution offers a complete basic literacy program (elementary and secondary levels), a literacy program for offenders with learning disabilities and academic courses at the Cégep level. There are also vocational programs in industrial design, bookkeeping and welding. Programs are also available for cognitive learning and substance abuse treatment. Inmates also have access to the high-intensity violence prevention program.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: medium
• Date opened: 1966
• Number of inmates: 410
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 33 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 45 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 22 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 323

As of April 2010

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