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OKIMAW OHCI HEALING LODGE

Maple Creek, Saskatchewan

Contact Information

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About the Institution

The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge is a multi-level facility. It is located in the Necaneet First Nation, a small community of 150 located 150 km from Medicine Hat, Alberta. The Lodge opened in 1995 and can accommodate up to 28 inmates.

The Lodge offers a very open environment, the operation of which is comparable to that of a minimum-security facility.

The Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge offers a range of programs for Aboriginal female offenders.

Characteristics

• Female offenders
• Security level: multiple
• Date opened: 1995
• Number of inmates: 25
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 69 per cent of inmates
  • More than 40 months: 31 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentence: n/a per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 51

April 2007

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