Millhaven Institution is a maximum security prison located in Bath, Ontario. Approximately 400 inmates are incarcerated at Millhaven.
Opened in 1971, Millhaven was originally built to replace the area's other maximum security prison (Kingston Penitentiary). A riot at Kingston Penitentiary forced Millhaven to open prematurely. During the period of 1977–1984, a Special Handling Unit (SHU) operated at Millhaven along with its general maximum-security population. A new Special Handling Unit was subsequently opened in Quebec. Millhaven also holds the federal intake assessment unit. Millhaven is one of two identically designed institutions in Canada; the other is located at Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec.
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