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WESTMORLAND INSTITUTION

Dorchester, New Brunswick

Contact Information

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About the Institution

Westmorland Institution is a minimum-security facility, located in Dorchester, New Brunswick. It opened in 1975 and can accommodate 252 inmates.

The campus-style complex includes a number of row-houses for housing offenders, and a community building with staff office facilities.

Westmorland Institution offers a range of personal development, academic and vocational programs.

Facility Characteristics

• Institution for male offenders
• Security level: minimum
• Date opened: 1975
• Number of inmates: 213
• Average length of sentences:
  • Less than 40 months: 42 per cent of inmates
  • More than 40 months: 40 per cent of inmates
  • Life sentences: 18 per cent of inmates
• Number of employees: 125

April 2007

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