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Prison in Ontario, Canada

Fenbrook Institution

Key facts

inception1998
instance ofprison
countryCanada
located in the administrative territorial entityOntario
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Location
Gravenhurst, Ontario
Status
Closed (Merged with Beaver Creek Institution)
Security class
Medium security
Opened
1998
Closed
2014
Managed by
Correctional Service Canada

Fenbrook Institution is a Canadian medium security prison located in Gravenhurst, Ontario. It was merged with Beaver Creek Institution on April 1, 2014. It is now referred to as Beaver Creek Institution, Medium Unit.

The Canadian government announced plans to build the prison in 1992. A contract for the building's construction was awarded in 1996, and the facility opened in 1998. According to the Government of Canada, it can accommodate as many as 404 inmates. A new unit is being constructed that will house an additional 96 inmates and is scheduled to open in April 2014.

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