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Ontario Region

WARKWORTH INSTITUTION

Campbellford, Ontario

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Warkworth Institution is a medium security facility located near Warkworth Village in Campbellford, Ontario. The Institution opened in 1967 and can accommodate up to 538 inmates.

Inmates are housed in five units.

Warkworth provides a full range of core programs, including moderate intensity sex offender programs. A wide range of social development programs is provided by volunteers from the community and employees in charge of social development.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: medium
• Date opened: 1967
• Number of inmates: 577
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 14 per cent of inmates
  • 40 months and over: 47 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 39 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 380

April 2010

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