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GRIERSON CENTRE

Edmonton, Alberta

Contact Information

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About the Institution

The Grierson Centre is a minimum-security facility located in the Grierson Complex in Edmonton, Alberta and is the first urban facility. It opened in 1998 and can accommodate up to 30 inmates.

The Centre offers various programs, together with a range of substance abuse control programs. Programs for Aboriginal offenders are also available through the Stan Daniels Healing Centre.

Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1998
• Number of inmates: 30
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 37 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 47 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentence: 16 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 27

April 2010

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