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ROCKWOOD INSTITUTION

Stony Mountain, Manitoba

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Rockwood Institution is a minimum-security facility located about 11 km north of Winnipeg, near Stony Mountain Institution, in the rural municipality of Rockwood, Manitoba. It opened in 1962 and can accommodate up to 167 inmates.

Inmates are housed in 25 living units.

Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1962
• Number of inmates: 106
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 41 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 43 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentence: 16 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 78

April 2010

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