This is a listing of past and present correctional facilities run by the provincial government in Ontario, Canada. Provincial jails and detention centres primarily house offenders awaiting trial. Correctional centres house convicted inmates serving sentences of two years, less a day. Offenders sentenced to three years or more serve their time in federal correctional facilities run by Corrections Canada. Complex's are institutions that have both detention and correctional facilities. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Correctional Service of Canada is the government agency responsible for the federal prison and parole system in Canada. ...

Provincial facilities are under the jurisdiction of Ontario's Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

Operational Correctional Facilities

Algoma Treatment and Remand Centre
Brantford Jail
Brockville Jail
Central East Correctional Centre
Central North Correctional Centre
Chatham Jail
Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
Fort Frances Jail
Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre
Kenora Jail
Maplehurst Correctional Complex
Mimico Correctional Centre
Montieth Correctional Centre
Niagara Detention Centre
North Bay Jail
Ontario Correctional Institute
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre
Owen Sound Jail
Quinte Detention Centre
St. Lawrence Valley Correctional & Treatment Centre
Sarnia Jail
Stratford Jail
Sudbury Jail
Thunder Bay Correctional Centre
Thunder Bay Jail
Toronto (Don) Jail
Toronto East Detention Centre
Toronto West Detention Centre
Vanier Centre for Women
Walkerton Jail
Windsor Jail

Past Jails and Correctional Facilities

Andrew Mercer Reformatory for Women
Barrie Jail 1842-2001
Belleville Jail 1838-1971
Brampton Jail 1867-1977
Burtch Correctional Centre Closed 2003
Burwash Correctional Centre (1914-1975)
Camp Turnaround 1998-2004
Cayuga Jail 1851-1974
Coburg Jail 1906-1998
Goderich Jail 1841-1972
Guelph Correctional Centre 1915-2003
Haileybury Jail 1928-1998
Hamilton Jail 1875-1978
Invictus Youth Centre
King Street Gaol
Kitchener Jail 1853-1978
Lindsay Jail 1863-2003
L'Orignal 1825-1998
Millbrook Correctional Centre 1957-2003
Milton Jail 1878-1978
Ottawa Jail 1862-1972
Parry Sound Jail 1878-2001
Pembroke Jail 1867-2004
Peterborough Jail 1842-2001
Refrew County Gaol 1866-2004
Rideau Correctional and Treatment Centre 1947-2004
St. Catherines Jail 1868-1973
Simcoe Jail 1867-1978
Waterloo Detention Centre 1978-2001
Wellington Detention Centre 1980-2001
Whitby Jail 1959-2003
Woodstock Jail 1853-1977
Toronto Central Prison 1873-1915
Toronto Youth Assessment Centre (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology)
Victoria Industrial School for Boys (see also Mimico Correctional Centre Chronology)