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46-585: Millhaven may refer to: Millhaven Institution , a Canadian prison Millhaven, Ontario , a community in Canada Millhaven Creek , Ontario, Canada Millhaven, Georgia , a community in the United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Millhaven . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

92-589: A Royal Commission under Justice J.W. Swackhammer presented its report into the causes of the Kingston Penitentiary riot. The federal government censored the parts of the Swackhammer report which stated that the allegations of the mass beatings at Millhaven on 18-19 April 1971 were true, and which recommended that Warden John D. Clark, Deputy Warden Howard S. Bell and Deputy Warden Patrick McKegeny be fired as Swackhammer accused Clark, Bell and McKegeny of ordering

138-531: A caller on a sports radio show who is not able to watch televised games while at Millhaven. Stephen Reid (bank robber of The Stopwatch Gang fame) stated that he was told by an aboriginal inmate whilst incarcerated at Millhaven in 1971 that it was built on a native burial ground. This meant the prison would be forever cursed, and a place of turmoil. Life imprisonment in Canada Life imprisonment in Canada

184-406: A dangerous offender designation in cases involving serious violent or sexual offences. Such a designation may result in an indeterminate sentence with no maximum limit, but a parole review occurs after 7 years and every 2 years after that. Despite formal parole eligibility after seven years, full parole is rare in cases where a dangerous offender is serving an indeterminate sentence as this provision

230-560: A new division was created to house inmates being held on security certificates . It has been dubbed "Guantanamo". Omar Khadr was transferred to Millhaven from Guantanamo Bay on September 28, 2012, and subsequently transferred to Edmonton Maximum Security Penitentiary on May 28, 2013, due to threats made on his life in Millhaven. Members of a 2006 terrorist plot to attack Canadian targets are incarcerated at Millhaven. The song " 38 Years Old " by The Tragically Hip refers to an escape from

276-552: A number of .22 rounds into the prison to aid in their escape, which ultimately failed. On July 5, 1985, the warden of Millhaven (Al Stevenson) was placed under police protection due to credible threats to his life. The threats came from unknown Millhaven inmates. He was transferring into Millhaven from Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba, where he had a reputation for strictness. Warden Stevenson and his family were placed under guard by

322-479: A parole ineligibility period of between 10 years and 25 years. Courts determine the parole ineligibility period based on the gravity of the offence. An amendment to the Criminal Code passed in 2014 granted courts the authority to issue consecutive life sentences, in effect allowing for multiple periods of parole ineligibility to be stacked and lead to a total parole ineligibility period of greater than 25 years. In

368-455: A rash of weapon related attacks in the living units. In May 2009, Millhaven was the site of a riot which lasted less than 24 hours. On October 12, 2010, a correctional officer with a rifle shot a convict who refused orders to stop assaulting another prisoner in an outdoor recreation yard. On December 7, 2010, 120 inmates in the assessment unit refused to return to their cells at the end of a recreation period. They began to barricade themselves in

414-399: A riot proclamation, arson (disregard for human life), robbery , kidnapping , break and enter with intent, attempted murder , accessory after the fact to murder, conspiracy to commit murder , manslaughter, causing death by street racing, impaired driving causing death, causing death by criminal negligence , killing an unborn child in the act of birth, and aggravated sexual assault . Under

460-460: A term of life imprisonment or an indeterminate term of imprisonment must remain on parole, with conditions by the Parole Board, for the rest of the person's life. Violation of parole terms can result in the Parole Board imposing stricter conditions, or revoking the parole entirely, resulting in the person going back to prison. While life sentences are rare in non-murder cases, the courts may apply

506-415: Is a criminal sentence for certain offences that lasts for the offender’s life. Parole is possible, but even if paroled, the offender remains under the supervision of Corrections Canada for their lifetime, and can be returned to prison for parole violations. A person serving a life sentence must serve for a certain length of time before becoming eligible for parole. First degree murder and high treason carry

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552-792: Is located at Archambault Institution , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines , Quebec. Also located on same property is Bath Institution , a medium security facility located along the shores of Lake Ontario . Opened in 1972, it houses 340 inmates. Millhaven consists of three main living units, a former segregation unit, a hospital wing, and the Ontario region's Regional Treatment Centre (RTC). There are approximately 120 men per unit. Units have two levels. Ranges are double-sided and have hydraulically locking metal doors (See video in " External Links " section), housing two inmates per cell. The ranges/cells are designated by alphanumeric code (i.e. B1, H2 etc.). Main living units are designated by Alpha codes: A Unit = A Unit

598-498: Is reserved for individuals assessed as likely to commit further serious violent offences. In violent non-murder cases involving repeat offenders, it is more likely to be used than a sentence of life imprisonment. As of 2012, nearly 500 inmates had a "Dangerous Offender" designation constituting about 3% of the federal offender population. Three years later, in 2015, 622 federal offenders had a Dangerous Offender designation. Of these, 586 (or some 94%) were incarcerated (representing 3.9% of

644-471: Is set by the sentencing judge. A life sentence is the most severe punishment for any crime in Canada. Criminal laws are enacted by the Parliament of Canada and apply uniformly across the country. High treason and first degree murder carry a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment with a full parole ineligibility period of 25 years. Previously, in the case of high treason or first-degree murder (where

690-529: Is used upon entry to detect drugs or other compounds on clothing or personal objects. The visiting area is equipped with CCTV , and listening devices are embedded in each table. Inmates in the MAU (intake - A and E units) are allowed only screened visits, behind glass. Over the years, the institution has seen its share of violence. J unit is considered one of the most dangerous places in Canada's prison system. The most unruly inmates are often housed there. Millhaven

736-595: The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , trafficking, exporting or production of schedule I or II substances also carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment with a parole ineligibility period of between 7 years and 25 years. Current sentencing practices ensure that, except in the case of murder, a life sentence is rarely imposed. One common exception is cases which involve terrorism-related conspiracies. As of 2013, 4,800 offenders were serving life sentences in Canada, though only 2,880 (around 60%) were incarcerated,

782-473: The Crown Attorney prosecuting the accused noted that it was unlikely that dozens upon dozens of prisoners had all hurt themselves by falling when entering Millhaven. Powell admitted that the victims of the beatings were criminals, but stated "even the worst criminal in a penitentiary is entitled to protection under the laws of our country". The defense counsel appealed to the emotions of the jury by saying that

828-626: The Crown's star witness. Knight testified that he been attacked with a nightstick as soon as he stepped off the bus, and then was forced to run a gauntlet of guards who beat him as he stumbled along.. Knight's injuries which included a vertical laceration on at the back of his skull along with a severally bruised face, a hairline fracture in his skull and a fracture on his left side of his skull supported his testimony. Two Millhaven guards, Bernard Evans and Grant Snider denied beating Knight and claimed that he had simply fallen and hurt himself. Clayton Powell,

874-551: The In-Custody Population) and 36 were in the community under supervision. This supervision lasts for the remainder of the offender's life. A young person (12 to 17) does not face a life sentence unless they are sentenced as an adult, since the maximum sentence under the Youth Criminal Justice Act is 10 years (for first-degree murder). A person can be sentenced as an adult if they were at least 14 years old at

920-663: The Millhaven warden, who had approved a radio interview with Omar Khadr. In February 2014, an investigation was launched by the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada, due to complaints regarding the treatment of mentally ill inmates. These inmates had been transferred to Millhaven after the closure of RTC (Regional Treatment Centre) at Kingston Penitentiary. Photos released to the public show questionable facilities and cleanliness in that unit. Some mentally ill inmates had symptoms worsen upon arriving at Millhaven. There

966-489: The OPP ( Ontario Provincial Police ). This caution was taken due to the 1978 murder of Archambault Institution ( Quebec ) warden Michel Roy. In 2004, correctional officers employed at Millhaven Maximum Security were concerned about their safety after a rash of inmate uprisings. The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta had ruled that an inmate can conceal a weapon (when in prison) if he/she is defending themselves. This ruling sparked

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1012-543: The Ontario Provincial Police into the allegations that the guards of Millhaven had staged mass beatings of the prisoners from Kingston Penitentiary. On 27 May 1971, 11 guards from Millhaven were charged with 24 counts of assault, marking the first time in Canadian history that prison guards had been charged with assaulting inmates. On 10 December 1971, the Millhaven guards were brought to trial with Knight serving as

1058-501: The Ontario region. They were assessed and placed in other prisons according to security needs. This responsibility now belongs to Joyceville Assessment Unit. MAU is classified as integrated (housing convicts serving time on all types of charges). MSU (J unit) houses habitually violent offenders. Many inmates with life sentences are also housed in MSU. It was considered a " gladiator school ", and convicts who serve time there were revered in

1104-409: The accused were officers of the Crown charged with keeping dangerous criminals within Millhaven and that the witnesses for the Crown were "criminal scumbags". The trial ended with a jury acquitting all of the guards on 16 December 1971. Knight had more success in a civil courtroom as he won $ 3, 500 dollars in a civil suit against the federal government for the beating he had endured. On 24 April 1972,

1150-410: The area and guards fired shotguns and used chemical agents to gain control of the situation. On March 21, 2011, inmate Jordan Trudeau, 29, was killed in an altercation. The event took place in the gymnasium area during exercise for maximum security inmates. Trudeau and another inmate, David Bagshaw, 21, attacked a third inmate and were fired upon by correctional officers in an attempt to gain control of

1196-482: The assessment unit was moved to Joyceville Institution, now Joyceville Assessment Unit (JAU), in order to facilitate the closing of Kingston Penitentiary. Federal parole violators were returned to MAU from whichever Ontario region they were arrested in, to appear in front of the National Parole Board for disposition. Millhaven is one of two identically designed maximum security institutions in Canada. The other

1242-494: The criminal subculture. On September 30, 2013 Kingston Penitentiary was closed. Many maximum security inmates housed there were transferred to Millhaven. A new 96 bed facility was constructed within the Millhaven compound, to house inmates from the Kingston Pen closure. The perimeter is surrounded by a double 9.1-metre (30-foot) razor fence, and has observation towers at the corners. A 1.2-metre (4-foot) "warning fence" inside

1288-798: The individual murders they committed was held unconstitutional in 2022 by the Supreme Court in R v Bissonnette , which held that it authorized cruel and unusual punishment . The Supreme Court ruled that Alexandre Bissonnette, who attacked the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City in 2017 and murdered six worshippers, would be permitted the option of applying for parole after 25 years. The ruling meant that Bissonnette would be eligible for day parole by 2039. The ruling also meant that all other multiple murderers in Canada who had received periods of parole ineligibility greater than 25 years would now have

1334-661: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Millhaven&oldid=1143301125 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Millhaven Institution Opened in 1971, Millhaven was originally built to replace Ontario's other aging maximum security prison, Kingston Penitentiary in Kingston Ontario. A riot at Kingston Penitentiary forced Millhaven to open prematurely. During

1380-596: The longest period of parole ineligibility in the Criminal Code , at 25 years. A statutory amendment to allow periods of parole ineligibility greater than 25 years was held to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada in R v Bissonnette (2022 SCC 23), as contrary to section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Parole eligibility for second degree murder typically varies between 10 and 25 years, and

1426-422: The mass beatings. On July 10, 1972, fourteen inmates escaped a recreation yard by clipping the chain link fence. A subsequent manhunt was undertaken by police and Canadian Forces personnel. Three hundred police officers and soldiers from CFB Trenton created a cordon that eventually yielded the capture of most of the escapees. In 1974, a prison riot at Millhaven lasted two days and saw 166 cells destroyed by

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1472-858: The most extreme cases, it authorized a de facto term of life imprisonment without parole (i.e. when the total parole ineligibility period extends beyond the offender's life expectancy). This provision was used in several cases of multiple murders, to set parole ineligibility periods greater than 25 years, including: 35 years (Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau ); 40 years ( Travis Baumgartner , Alexandre Bissonnette ); 50 years (Edward Downey, Emanuel Kahsai and Mark Smich ); 70 years ( Basil Borutski ); and 75 years ( Justin Bourque , John Paul Ostamas, Douglas Garland , Derek Saretzky and Mark Smich's accomplice, Dellen Millard ). The provision permitting multiple murderers to receive consecutive parole ineligibility periods for

1518-421: The offender had been convicted of a single murder) offenders could have their parole ineligibility period reduced to no less than 15 years under the faint hope clause . However, that option was abolished by Parliament for offences committed after December 2, 2011, though it remains if the offence was committed before that date. Second degree murder also carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment but with

1564-404: The perimeter of the exercise yard acts as a boundary that inmates cannot cross without deadly force being used. Armed patrol vehicles with Colt Canada C8 rifles and parabolic microphones are on guard at all times. There are motion sensors in the outlying property, and multiple CCTV units throughout. Visitors are subject to personal and vehicle search once on CSC property, and an ION scanner

1610-610: The period of 1977–1984, a Special Handling Unit (SHU) operated at Millhaven, alongside its general maximum-security population. A new Canada-wide Special Handling Unit was subsequently opened in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines Quebec, and the Millhaven SHU was closed. Millhaven also housed the federal inmate intake and assessment unit for the Ontario region, the Millhaven Assessment Unit (MAU), until 2013, when

1656-729: The prison system. They asserted that their strike was in solidarity with a strike at the British Columbia Penitentiary , and their strike inspired sympathy hunger strikes at Collins Bay Institution and Joyceville Institution. In response to the 1976 uprising, a report presented to the House of Commons in October 1976 written by 11 MPs stated: "Millhaven's early history was marked by the use of clubs, shackles, gas and dogs often in combination. As former inmates of Kingston Penitentiary said: "Kingston of 1971 hasn't gone away, it's just moved down

1702-627: The prison. During the lockdown, a serious inmate-on-inmate assault took place. David Martin, a manager at Millhaven, was arrested in August 2010 and convicted of smuggling various narcotics into the prison, apparently in connection with the Hells Angels . He was found dead in his home on August 21, 2011. In late April 2013, the Canadian Press acquired freedom of information documents indicating that Federal Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews overruled

1748-414: The prison. The opening lines of the song say "12 men broke loose in '73, from Millhaven Maximum Security." There was such an escape in 1972. The lyrics of the song were changed to '73 to rhyme with "maximum security", and there were 14 escapees not 12. The remainder of the song is fiction. The track "Caller Go Ahead" on Canadian performer Bruce McCulloch 's 2002 comedy album Drunk Baby Project features

1794-418: The prisoners. At the time of the 1974 riot, a guard told a journalist from The Toronto Star : "It is a place where you try to survive. That includes the cons, the guards and the brass who run the place". On the first anniversary of the August 10, 1975 suicide of prisoner Edward Nalon in the infamous "back hole" at Millhaven, prisoners at Millhaven refused to work and began a hunger strike for improvements to

1840-505: The remainder being on parole. The vast majority of these offenders (about 96%) were serving their sentences for murder. "Lifers" constituted 23% of the federal offender population. There is no guarantee that parole will be granted to an offender. If the Parole Board of Canada determines that an offender still poses a risk to society, that person may be detained in prison past the parole eligibility period. Any person released on parole from

1886-443: The road"". The report stated that the conditions of Canadian prisons were "a national disgrace" and stated that Millhaven was one of the worst prisons in Canada. In 1977 escapees were shot whilst climbing fences at Millhaven institution. Glenn Thomas Landers was killed while fellow inmate Florant Tanguay was injured by buckshot. Prior to the escape attempt a riot had been staged. Inmates had fashioned “zip” guns, and had also smuggled

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1932-413: The same parole ineligibility of 25 years in prison. Offences under the Criminal Code that carry a maximum penalty of life imprisonment in Canada (with a parole ineligibility period of between 7 years and 25 years) include treason , piracy , mutiny , aircraft hijacking , endangering the safety of an aircraft or an airport, endangering the safety of a ship or fixed platform, refusing to disperse after

1978-549: The situation. Trudeau was killed by a shot from a 9mm carbine. Bagshaw was wounded, and was charged with attempted murder in regards to the incident. The OPP Prison Squad investigated the incident, and found CSC staff acted properly. August 11, 2014, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Millhaven Institution was on lockdown to facilitate a major search. Containers that store cereal had gone missing, and officials were concerned enough to lock down

2024-529: Was a Federal Intake and Assessment Unit – Ontario region until 2013 (MAU) (ranges B, C, & D) E Unit = E Unit was a Federal Intake and Assessment Unit – Ontario region until 2013 (MAU) (and institutional workers) (ranges F, G, & H) I Unit = Administrative Segregation/Special Needs J Unit = Maximum Security Unit (MSU) (ranges K, L, & M) N Area = Main intersection and security control hub. MAU (Millhaven Assessment Unit) formerly housed inmates recently sentenced to federal time, in

2070-541: Was also concern by the John Howard Society of Canada that the underground " bunker-like " location was a very negative atmosphere for these inmates. Millhaven MSU inmates can gain employment in the CORCAN industries shop. Furniture for federal government offices is fabricated there. Inmates receive a small daily wage for this work, approximately $ 5 a day. Room and board fees are charged to these workers. In April 2006,

2116-576: Was forced to open early as the prisoners from Kingston Penitentiary were moved there because of the 1971 Kingston Penitentiary riot . The prisoners from Kingston were beaten by the Millhaven guards as they stepped off the buses on 18-19 April 1971 with Billy Knight , the leader of the Kingston penitentiary riot, being singled out by the guards. On 30 April 1971, the Ontario Attorney General Allan Lawrence ordered an investigation by

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