William Head Institution
6000 William Head Road Victoria, British Columbia, V9C 0B5 |
Visits: 250-391-7000 |
Note: The information below may no longer be correct. Please contact the institution directly for current information.
William Head Institution was first intended and used as a quarantine station from 1881 until 1958. The William Head Institution became a minimum security Federal penitentiary in 1959. Since then William Head Institution has been redesigned as a stand alone minimum security Federal institution housing upto 200 adult male inmates.
Source:
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/institutions/001002-5009-eng.shtml
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