Talk:List of provincial correctional facilities in Ontario

Red Links

I know there are far more red links than blue, but I'm slowly working on creating stubs for each facility. Any help would be appreciated.--JeffJ (talk) 15:23, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

st. catharines jail

Copied from the Help desk -- John of Reading (talk) 16:27, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

The St. Catharines Jail did not exist. It was the Lincoln County Jail, on Niagara Street. Here is a picture of it:

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?id=101220&b=1

If you search St. Catharines Jail you will find it also listed in the Ontario Jails, closed.

Interesting to note- this particular jail was used as a restaurant for a very short period of time before it was demolished. People were actually HUNG on the grounds as well when it was a prison- I remember the the gallows outside when walking by as a kid. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.180.89.190 (talk) 21:10, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

The Archives of Canada has records from St. Catherines Jail. See here: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/847/TRUNCATESEARCH?INDEXLIST&FORM=[ARCHON]ACCESS.HTM&KEYname=HEADING3&KEYvalue=S. Rmhermen (talk) 16:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

It's the Archives of Ontario. Try this link and search for "St. Catherines"

This is a common problem. The Toronto Jail is better known as the Don Jail, which is a nickname. The Brampton Jail was also known as the Peel County Jail. The Ottawa Jail was also know as the Carleton County Jail or Nicholas Street Jail. Some jails changed names when they changed from being municipal jails to county jails, then to provincial jails. The Mimico Correctional Centre (once known as the Victoria Industrial School for Boys, then as the Ontario Reformatory - Mimico) in Etobicoke will soon be the Toronto South Detention Centre and the Toronto Intermittent Centre. Actual articles on each facility will help alleviate confusion.--JeffJ (talk) 21:26, 9 December 2011 (UTC)