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Ontario Region

GRAND VALLEY INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN

Kitchener, Ontario

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Grand Valley Institution (GVI) is a multi level facility located in Kitchener, Ontario. GVI opened in 1997 and can accommodate up to 129 inmates.

Inmates are housed in buildings (houses) arranged in campus style (clusters), one structured living environment house and one secure unit.

The Institution provides a positive and supportive environment focused mainly on women’s timely and safe reintegration.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for women offenders
• Security level: multi-level
• Date opened: 1997
• Number of inmates: 123
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 51 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 31 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 18 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 176

April 2010

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