Nova Institution for Women

Nova Institution

Location	180 James Street Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 6R8 Canada
Coordinates	45°20′58″N 63°18′00″W / 45.3495°N 63.2999°W / 45.3495; -63.2999Coordinates: 45°20′58″N 63°18′00″W / 45.3495°N 63.2999°W / 45.3495; -63.2999
Security class	multi
Opened	1995
Managed by	Correctional Service Canada
Warden	Adele MacInnis-Meagher

Nova Institution 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.^{[1] [2]} The maximum security unit opened in 2002 or 2003.^[3]

Main programs at the institution include^{[citation needed]}:

• Living skills
• Sex offender programs
• Substance abuse treatment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more.^[4]

Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith, a prisoner who later died after an apparent suicide attempt, was held at several CSC institutions including Nova Institution.^[5]

References

1. ^ Martell, Sherry (December 10, 2010). "Special care beds being added to Nova institute". Truro Daily News. http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2010-12-10/article-2035071/Special-care-beds-being-added-to-Nova-institute/1. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
2. ^ "Protests can't halt construction of women's jails: New institutions 'not as oppressive' as Kingston's P4W". The Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario): p. F.7. April 26, 1995. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/510896611.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+26%2C+1995&author=&pub=The+Spectator&desc=Protests+can%27t+halt+construction+of+women%27s+jails%3A+New+institutions+%27not+as+oppressive%27+as+Kingston%27s+P4W&pqatl=google. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
3. ^ "First maximum security unit for women offenders opens in Truro.". Community Action. February 17, 2003. http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-2535202/First-maximum-security-unit-for.html. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
4. ^ The Correctional Service of Canada Official site
5. ^ Seglins, Dave (November 1, 2010). "Broaden Ashley Smith inquest: lawyer". CBC News. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2010/10/31/ont-ashley-smith.html. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 

• "Women's prison under lockdown". Truro Daily News. April 7, 2011. http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2011-04-07/article-2410938/Womens-prison-under-lockdown/1. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
• Sullivan, Harry (July 31, 2007). "Inmate warns tension running high at prison". Truro Daily News. http://www.trurodaily.com/Living/Well-being/2007-07-31/article-335130/Inmate-warns-tension-running-high-at-prison/1. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
• Graham, Janna (September 13, 2007). "Nova Institution inmates still concerned about their security". Truro Daily News. http://www.trurodaily.com/Living/Health/2007-09-13/article-355186/Nova-Institution-inmates-still-concerned-about-their-security/1. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
• "Women smash prison furniture". The Record (Kitchener, Ontario): p. A.3. September 6, 1996. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/497886671.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+06%2C+1996&author=&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=Women+smash+prison+furniture&pqatl=google. Retrieved August 13, 2011. "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. ..." 
• "Prisoners moved as rampage probed". The Record (Kitchener, Ontario): p. A.8. September 7, 1996. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/497888021.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+07%2C+1996&author=&pub=Waterloo+Region+Record&desc=Prisoners+moved+as+rampage+probed&pqatl=google. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 

External links

• Correctional Service of Canada Official Site: csc-scc.gc.ca