Living Units
Millhaven consists of three main living units, a segregation unit and a hospital wing. There are approx. 120 men per unit. Units have two levels. Ranges are double sided and have hydraulically locking metal doors, 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 = Federal Intake and Assessment Unit- Ontario region (MAU) (ranges B, C, & D)
E Unit = Federal Intake and Assessment Unit- Ontario region (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) houses inmates recently sentenced to federal time, in the Ontario region. They are assessed, and then placed in other prisons according to security needs. The average stay in MAU is about 3–6 months.
There are inmates of all types in MAU, and it is classified as integrated. (housing convicts serving time on all types of charges).
Federal parole violators are also returned to MAU to appear in front of the National Parole Board for disposition.
Certain special needs inmates (Protective Custody) have been known to spend years in MAU, as they may be in danger in other prisons (e.g. Patrick Kelly, former RCMP SI officer who was convicted of murdering his wife in 1983.)
MSU (J unit) houses violent offenders, and is not integrated. (no sex offenders or informants) Many lifers are also housed in MSU. It is considered "gladiator school" and convicts who serve time there are revered in the criminal subculture.
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