Archambault Institution
Appearance
Archambault Institution (French: Établissement Archambault) is a prison of the Correctional Service Canada in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec. Its minimum security unit opened in 1968 and its medium security unit opened in 1969; the capacities respectively are 165 and 284.[1]
It notably hosts the Special Handling Unit, one of only two supermax security units in Canada.
Notable prisoners
- Luka Magnotta[2]
- Jacques Mesrine[3]
- Karla Homolka, serial teenager killer (including her own sister)
References
- ^ "Archambault Institution". Correctional Service Canada. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ Mandele, Michele (2015-11-03). "Inmates living it up in federal prison, guards say". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ Hamelin, Louis (2008-11-15). "La cavale canadienne de Jacques Mesrine" (in French). Le Devoir. Retrieved 2017-02-28.