Institutional profiles: Atlantic region: Springhill Institution

Springhill Institution is located on the southwestern edge of Springhill, Nova Scotia, approximately 95 kilometres from Moncton, New Brunswick.

Springhill Institution opened on October 1967 as a medium-security institution, becoming a central part of the community following the terrible coal mine disaster of 1958.

Springhill Institution is a standalone medium facility based on a structured campus design model consisting of direct observation cell ranges and small group feeding/responsibility units.

Rated capacity: 636