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PÊ SÂKÂSTÊW

Hobbema, Alberta

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Pê Sâkâstêw is a minimum-security facility located two km from downtown Hobbema, Alberta. It opened in 1997 and can accommodate up to 60 inmates.

Inmates are accommodated in six houses, each with 10 beds.

Pê Sâkâstêw promotes a healing process based on Aboriginal culture for the successful reintegration of Aboriginal offenders.

Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1997
• Number of inmates: 60
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 47 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 34 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentence: 19 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 57

April 2010

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