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Location | 180 James Street Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 6R8 |
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Coordinates | 45°20′58″N 63°18′00″W / 45.3495°N 63.2999°W |
Security class | multi |
Opened | 1995 |
Managed by | Correctional Service Canada |
Warden | Adele MacInnis-Meagher |
Nova Institution for Women ( French: Établissement Nova pour femmes [1]) is a Canadian federal prison for women in Truro, Nova Scotia. The facility, which handles different levels of offenders, can accommodate up to 70 inmates. Nova Institution opened in 1995. [2] [3] The maximum security unit opened in 2002 or 2003. [4]
Main programs at the institution include[ citation needed]:
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more. [5]
Ashley Smith, a prisoner who later died after an apparent suicide attempt, was held at several CSC institutions including Nova Institution. [6]
Four prisoners at a new federal women's penitentiary in Truro, NS, went on a furniture-smashing ... a member of the prison's citizens' advisory committee. ...
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Location | 180 James Street Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 6R8 |
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Coordinates | 45°20′58″N 63°18′00″W / 45.3495°N 63.2999°W |
Security class | multi |
Opened | 1995 |
Managed by | Correctional Service Canada |
Warden | Adele MacInnis-Meagher |
Nova Institution for Women ( French: Établissement Nova pour femmes [1]) is a Canadian federal prison for women in Truro, Nova Scotia. The facility, which handles different levels of offenders, can accommodate up to 70 inmates. Nova Institution opened in 1995. [2] [3] The maximum security unit opened in 2002 or 2003. [4]
Main programs at the institution include[ citation needed]:
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more. [5]
Ashley Smith, a prisoner who later died after an apparent suicide attempt, was held at several CSC institutions including Nova Institution. [6]
Four prisoners at a new federal women's penitentiary in Truro, NS, went on a furniture-smashing ... a member of the prison's citizens' advisory committee. ...