Headingley Correctional Institution
The Headingley Correctional Centre is a provincial prison, established in 1931 in the rural municipality of Headingley, Manitoba. It has minimum, medium, and maximum security facilities for a rated population of 549 males.[1]
A serious riot broke out at the institution on 25-26 April 1996 as members of the rival Manitoba Warriors and Indian Posse gangs fought each other.[2] Eight guards and several prisoners were injured, some seriously, as a group of inmates controlled the prison over the course of two days. The prison itself was extensively damaged, suffering some $8 millions in damage and required months of repairs before inmates were returned.[2]
Address:
- 6030 Portage Ave.
- Headingley, Manitoba R4H 1E8
Visiting Tel.: 204-831-4610
Switchboard: 204-837-1351
Fax General: 204-889-3033
Notable inmates
- Ole Thestrup - A Danish actor imprisoned in 1988 after he caused a disruption on board a British Airways flight from London to Los Angeles which was forced to make an emergency landing in Winnipeg.[3]
Books
- Auger, Michel; Edwards, Peter (2012). The Encyclopedia of Canadian Organized Crime: From Captain Kidd to Mom Boucher. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 0771030495.
- Friesen, Joe (2016). The Ballad of Danny Wolfe Life of a Modern Outlaw. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9780771030314.
References
- https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/commsafe/commsafediv/adult.html Adult Correctional Facilities, retrieved August 7,2017
- Auger & Edwards 2012, p. 142.
- Bo, Michael (18 October 2009). "'Jumbo-Ole' drak 40 drinks a day". Politiken (in Danish). Copenhagen. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
External links
- Headingley Correctional Institution (information provided by the Rural Municipality of Headingley, Manitoba)
- Manitoba Justice: Corrections Facilities
- Inside Prisons: Headingley Correctional Centre
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