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Correctional centre · Headingley, Manitoba

Headingley Correctional Centre

A provincial correctional centre in Headingley, run by Manitoba Justice, for people on remand and people serving sentences of less than two years.

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Who is held at Headingley Correctional Centre

Provincial facilities hold people on remand, who are charged but not released on bail and are presumed innocent, and people serving sentences of less than two years. Someone sentenced to two years or more is moved to a federal penitentiary.

Finding, calling and visiting someone inside

Ask the person’s lawyer, or call the facility. In most provincial facilities visits must be booked ahead, some offer video visits only, and people inside can usually call out but cannot receive calls.

Headingley Correctional Centre: Visitors must first be on Manitoba’s approved visitor list (an application can take up to 15 business days), then book by phone. To book or ask, call 204-831-4610.

Addresses, phone numbers and current visiting hours are on the official directory from Manitoba Justice.

Questions people ask

Who is held at Headingley Correctional Centre?

Headingley Correctional Centre is a provincial facility. It holds people on remand, waiting for trial or a bail hearing, and people serving sentences of less than two years.

How do I find out if someone is at Headingley Correctional Centre?

Ask their lawyer or call the facility. Staff confirm that someone is in custody only within privacy rules. The official directory from Manitoba Justice lists the phone number.

How do I visit someone at Headingley Correctional Centre?

In most facilities visits must be booked ahead, and some offer video visits only. Check hours and rules on the official page before you go.

Notable events at Headingley Correctional Centre

  1. October 1930

    Headingley Gaol opens

    The provincial jail opened with a staff of 48 and 270 prisoners transferred from other institutions.

  2. 1931

    Facility becomes men-only

    Headingley initially held both men and women; in 1931 the women were moved to Portage la Prairie and the jail became a men's facility.

  3. 1932

    Executions by hanging begin at Headingley

    Headingley became a site of capital punishment, with hangings carried out there from 1932 onward.

  4. May 1934

    Two men convicted of axe murders are hanged

    In May 1934, two men convicted of murders committed with an axe were executed at the jail.

  5. 1952

    Last hangings at Headingley

    Executions at the jail ended in 1952, after a total of 25 hangings over two decades.

  6. 1971

    Inmate disturbance

    A disturbance among prisoners occurred at the jail in 1971, following several minor revolts in earlier decades.

  7. 1983

    Another inmate disturbance

    The jail saw another disturbance among its prisoners in 1983.

  8. April 25, 1996

    Most serious riot in the jail's history

    Fighting between rival gang members escalated into a riot in which inmates held the prison for about a day, setting fires and injuring eight guards and several prisoners before 321 inmates surrendered. No one died; damage was estimated at $3.5 million and renovations topped $10 million.

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