Grand Valley Institution for Women
Grand Valley Institution for Women (GVI; French: Établissement pour femmes Grand Valley) is a women's prison in Kitchener, Ontario, operated by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).
| Location | Kitchener, Ontario |
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| Coordinates | 43.4010°N 80.4420°W |
| Security class | Multi-level |
| Capacity | 171 approx. |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Managed by | Correctional Service of Canada |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Terri-Lynne McClintic, Jennifer Pan, Ashley Smith, Elizabeth Wettlaufer | |
In Canada, all offenders sentenced to prison terms of greater than two years serve their time in a federal institution operated by the CSC. The Grand Valley Institution, which had a reported capacity of approximately 130 women as of April 2010, is the only federal women's prison in Ontario.
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