Correctional centres
Last updated on July 11, 2024BC Corrections operates 10 correctional centres throughout the province that house an average of 1,800 individuals at secure, medium and open security levels:
- Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
- Ford Mountain (Xàws Schó:lha [house-Shhka-law]) Correctional Centre
- Fraser Regional Correctional Centre
- Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
- Nanaimo Correctional Centre
- North Fraser Pretrial Centre
- Okanagan Correctional Centre
- Prince George Regional Correctional Centre
- Surrey Pretrial Services Centre
- Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre
Individuals may be awaiting trial or serving a custodial sentence of less than two years.
Correctional officers working in centres facilitate behavioural, educational and work programs to help change individuals’ thinking and behaviour and reduce reoffending.
Visit Adult Custody Division for more information.
Please see our Contact page to get in touch with an individual in custody or to book a visit.
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The Investigations and Standards Office is an independent body of the Ministry of Attorney General. Its responsibilities include investigating complaints made by inmates at provincial correctional centres and probationers supervised in the community.