Belleville Jail

Belleville Jail

Infobox Prison
prison_name = Belleville Jail


location = Belleville, Ontario, Canada
coordinates =
status = Closed
classification = Maximum
capacity =
opened = 1838
closed = 1971
managed_by = Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
director = The Belleville Jail, historically also referred to as the Belleville Gaol, located in Belleville, Ontario, Canada, was a maximum-security facility housing offenders awaiting trial, sentencing, transfer to federal and provincial correctional facilities, immigration hearings or deportation, and less frequently, those serving short sentences (under 90 days). The jail opened in 1838 and closed in 1971 [ [http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/mod_system/decom_older.html Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services - Decommissioning Older Facilities] ] , being replaced by the Quinte Detention Centre in the town of Napanee. [ [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/common/collections.htm Archives Ontario] ]

See also

* Correctional facilities of Ontario, Canada

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