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Quebec Region

REGIONAL RECEPTION CENTRE AND SPECIAL HANDLING UNIT (SHU)

Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec

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About the Institution

The Regional Reception Centre is a maximum-security facility, located in Saint-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. It opened in 1973 and can accommodate up to 164 inmates.

The institution is made up of the following units: a reception unit, a maximum-security unit and a special handling unit (SHU).

Programs offered at the facility include: violence and substance abuse treatment, and educational programs.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1968
• Number of inmates: 381
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 50 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 35 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 15 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 376

As of April 2010

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