🔒 British Columbia Penitentiary

Canada · Americas · 49.22°N, 122.89°W

The British Columbia Penitentiary was a federal maximum security prison located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Penitentiary operated for 102 years, from 1878 until it was decommissioned in 1980. It was the first federal penal institution west of Manitoba.

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Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	49.22°N, 122.89°W · view on map

British Columbia Penitentiary is located in Canada, in Americas.

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