Westmorland Institution

Canadian federal corrections facility

Westmorland Institution

Location| Dorchester, New Brunswick
Coordinates| 45°54′50″N 64°30′35″W﻿ / ﻿45.9138°N 64.5098°W﻿ / 45.9138; -64.5098
Security class| minimum security
Capacity| 252
Opened| 1962
Managed by| Correctional Service of Canada

The Westmorland Institution is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick. It shares a property with Dorchester Penitentiary and Shepody Healing Centre.

## History

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It was opened in 1962 as a minimum security prison on a hill overlooking the Memramcook River valley.

## References

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## External links

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* Canada portal

* Pénitencier de Westmorland (in French) \- Correctional Service of Canada

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