Barrie Jail

Infobox Prison
prison_name = Barrie Jail


location = Barrie, Ontario, Canada
coordinates =
status = Closed
classification = Maximum
capacity =
opened = 1842
closed = 2001
managed_by = Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
director = The Barrie Jail, sometimes referred to as the Barrie Bucket, located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, was a maximum-security facility housing offenders awaiting, trial, sentencing or transfer to federal and provincial correctional facilities, opened in 1841 and closed in 2001. [ [http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/mod_system/decom_older.html Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services - Decommissioning Older Facilities] ] It was replaced by the Central North Correctional Centre in the nearby town of Penetanguishene. The jail was designed by Toronto architect Thomas Young who subscribed to the contemporary theory that a polygonal structure would make the occupants feel less confined. [ [http://www.tourismbarrie.com/media/pdffiles/H%2DBlock%20and%20Court%20House%20Hill%20Walking%20Tour.pdf Tourism Barrie Walking Tour Brochure] Page 12]

Movies

The jail served as the primary filming location for the movie Dark Reprieve (2008). [ [http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1032673 The Barrie Examiner article] ]

See also

* Correctional facilities of Ontario, Canada

References