Toronto East Detention Centre
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| Location | Scarborough, Ontario |
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| Coordinates | 43°43′39″N 79°16′49″W / 43.727525°N 79.280337°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum Security |
| Capacity | 473 |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Managed by | Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario) |
The Toronto East Detention Centre, often simply referred to as The East, is a remand facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the former borough of Scarborough. It is located to the southwest of Eglinton Avenue and Birchmount Road. The facility was known as the Metropolitan Toronto East Detention Centre until the Metropolitan Municipality of Toronto was amalgamated in 1998.
It is most notably mentioned in the song "Informer" by Canadian reggae-fusion artist, Snow becoming one of the biggest hit songs of 1993.