Adult Correctional Facilities

How many provincial correctional facilities does the Corrections Division operate?

The Corrections Division manages:

• three multi-level correctional centres for sentenced and remanded male offenders in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina.
• the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert houses provincially sentenced and remanded female offenders;
• seven community correctional centres and community training residences for offenders rated low security and low to moderate risk; and
• 15 community operations offices grouped into seven regions that are responsible for supervising offenders in the community on a conditional sentence, probation or bail. Community operations staff are actively involved in various communities with targeted initiatives to keep low risk offenders out of the mainstream justice system.

The Corrections Division maintains an exchange of service agreement with the federal government for the exchange of offenders between jurisdictions. It also maintains a contract with the Prince Albert Grand Council for the operation of a Spiritual Healing Lodge that houses up to 25 provincial offenders works in partnership with Saskatchewan Health to operate the Saskatchewan Impaired Driver Treatment Program in Prince Albert.

What is a community training residence?

Community training residences are correctional facilities where low to moderate risk offenders may be housed. Community training residences allow offenders to pursue activities that address their needs through work, education, training or specialized treatment in a community-based setting.

What is a correctional camp?

Correctional camps house low to moderate risk offenders. There are correctional camps at Saskatoon Urban Camp and at Besnard Lake which allows northern offenders to remain closer to their home communities.

How much does it cost to keep an offender per day?

In 2005/06 it cost $126.40per day, or $46,136.00 per year, to keep an offender in custody in Saskatchewan. The Canadian annual average cost was $52,205.95.¹

What is a typical day like for an incarcerated offender?

Offenders are up by 7:00 a.m. and start a work or program assignment by 8:00 a.m. During the day offenders may:

• attend education programs;
• attend treatment programs (substance abuse program, living without violence program);
• attend counselling sessions with corrections workers;
• be employed in the prisons industries shops within the correctional centres;
• work in the kitchen;
• or clean the institution.

Offenders return to their living units prior to lunch and dinner to be counted by staff. In the evening, offenders have the opportunity to engage in recreational, social and cultural activities. Visits with family members may occur when offenders are not working or attending programs. Offenders are secured in their living quarters by 10:30 p.m.

1.  Average Daily Cost Per Offender data obtained from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics.