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FERNDALE INSTITUTION

Mission, British Columbia

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Ferndale Institution is a minimum-security facility located three kilometres north of Mission, in the central Fraser Valley, and about 80 kilometres east of Vancouver. Ferndale opened in 1973 and can house up to 166 inmates.

Offenders live in residential-style units, including two units for inmates on day parole. The Institution shares the penitentiary reserve with Mission Institution.

Programs at Ferndale Institution are aimed at relapse prevention and skills development for effective reintegration into the community.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1973
• Number of inmates: 119
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 20 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 41 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentence: 39 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 94

April 2010

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