Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
Appearance
Location | London, Ontario, Canada |
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Status | Operational |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 450 |
Opened | 1977 |
Managed by | Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services |
The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre is a maximum security jail located in London, Ontario.[1] Concerns have recently been raised about the security of the staff and visitors at the prison[2] as well as prison overcrowding.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ Adult Facilities - Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
- ^ EMDC one of the Most Dangerous facilities for staff
- ^ Overcrowding causing problems at EMDC
- ^ Nearly half of Ontario's jails are overcrowded
- ^ Judge reduces sentences because Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre overcrowded