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DONNACONA INSTITUTION

Donnacona, Quebec

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About the Institution

Donnacona Institution is a maximum-security facility, located in Donnacona, Quebec. It opened in 1986 and can accommodate 355 inmates.

Donnacona Institution is made up of seven separate populations, including two segregation areas, two restricted-contact populations, two general populations and a population for post-suspension cases.

The main programs at the institution include: living skills, special needs programs and violent offender treatment.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: maximum
• Date opened: 1986
• Number of inmates: 267
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 20 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 53 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences:  27 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 372

As of April 2010

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