Drumheller Institution
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The Drumheller Institution is a medium-security prison
operated in Drumheller, Alberta
by the Correctional Service of Canada
. It was opened in 1967, and also includes a 72-bed minimum-security facility. As of 6 April, 2004, the medium security section had a rated capacity of 598.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
operated in Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller, Alberta
Drumheller is a town within the Red Deer River valley in the badlands of east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Calgary...
by the Correctional Service of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada
The Correctional Service of Canada , or CSC, is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more...
. It was opened in 1967, and also includes a 72-bed minimum-security facility. As of 6 April, 2004, the medium security section had a rated capacity of 598.