Adult Custody is responsible for the following:
- Accommodating and managing offenders sentenced to provincial terms of imprisonment (two years less a day);
- Accommodating and managing accused persons remanded in custody by the courts;
- Accommodating and managing low risk offenders sentenced to federal terms of imprisonment (two or more years); and
- Providing programs and services, including academic/vocational, personal/social and forestry/agriculture, to assist offenders in reintegrating into the community after release from custody.
Adult Custody is responsible for five correctional facilities and two detention centres which provide services and programs for sentenced, remanded and detained offenders.
Locations and Contact Information:
Her Majesty’s Penitentiary
P.O. Box 5459
St. John’s, NL A1C 5W4
Tel: (709) 729-1200
Fax: (709) 729-0409
Constructed in 1859 and renovated in 1945, 1981 and 1994, Her Majesty’s Penitentiary, is located in St. John’s. It is the primary facility for housing medium/maximum security male prisoners. All admissions from the Avalon Peninsula, high security male inmates, long term remands and those awaiting transfer to a federal penitentiary are housed at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.
St. John’s Lockup
c/o Her Majesty’s Penitentiary
P.O. Box 5459
St. John’s, NL A1C 5W4
Tel: (709) 729-3873
Fax: (709) 729-0376
The St. John’s Lockup has been operated by the Adult Custody Division since 1981. It is a short-term holding unit for the detention of male and female persons remanded to await court appearance. Individuals detained under the Mental Health Act or the Detention Intoxicated Persons Act are also held here.
West Coast Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 660
Stephenville, NL A2N 3B5
Tel: (709) 643-5601
Fax: (709) 643-3707
The West Coast Correctional Centre is a minimum/medium security facility located in Stephenville, Newfoundland. The institution was established in 1978 as a regional provincial correctional facility. In 1996, it was restructured as the primary location to provide core programs for federal and provincial offenders in this province.
Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Centre for Women
1 Duffitt Place
Clarenville, NL A5A 1E9
Tel: (709) 466-3101
Fax: (709) 466-3664
The Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Center for Women (NLCCW) is located in Clarenville, a town 140 km west of St. John’s. The Center was opened in 1982 and is the only facility for female prisoners in the province. All provincially sentenced females, remands, federal inmates who do not pose a security risk as well as federal inmates awaiting transfer to Nova Institution in Truro NS are admitted to Newfoundland & Labrador Correctional Centre for Women.
Bishop’s Falls Correctional Centre
P.O. Box 880
Bishop’s Falls, NL AOH 1CO
Tel: 709) 258-6966
Fax: (709) 258-5484
The Bishop’s Falls Correctional Centre is located in Central Newfoundland. A duplicate of the Clarenville Correctional Centre, this centre was opened in 1983 and accommodates minimum security male inmates from Central Newfoundland.
Corner Brook Lockup
P.O. Box 2006
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8
Tel: (709) 637-4139
Fax: (709) 634-0658
The Corner Brook Lockup has been operated by the Adult Custody Division since 1981. It serves as a short-term holding unit for male and female persons remanded to await court appearances, as well as, for individuals detained under the Mental Health Act.
Labrador Correctional Centre
P.O. Box 1240
Happy Valley – Goose Bay, NL AOP 1EO
Tel: (709) 896-3327
Fax: (709) 896-4888
The Labrador Correctional Centre, located in Happy Valley – Goose Bay was opened in 1984. This is a minimum and medium security risk institution.