Note:  Information below may no longer be accurate.  Please contact the Institution directly for up-to-date information.

Établissement de détention de Rivière-des-Prairies is a 541 bed institution which houses both remanded and sentenced adult men serving Provincial sentences

(according to:  http://www.securitepublique.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/Documents/ministere/diffusion/documents_transmis_acces/2016/117980.pdf)

Do I need to be on an incarcerated person’s visitors list?

Yes. The incarcerated person must first put you on his visiting list, and it takes 1 to 3 days to be approved for a visit.

How can I schedule a visit?

No. You just have to come during the visiting hours.

Visitation Information:

Length of visit: 60 minutes.

Number of visits per week: 3.

Number of visitors per visit: 4. Immediate family only (and wives/girlfriends)

Can I leave cash or money orders at the visitor desk? Yes. You can leave cash (they do not give change back) or a money order at the visitor desk, in Canadian dollars only Monday to Friday, and on Sundays, between 9:00AM-12:00PM, 1:00-5:00PM and 6:00-8:30PM.