Bordeaux Prison
Location | 800, boulevard Gouin Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Coordinates | 45°32′42″N 73°41′10″W / 45.545°N 73.686°WCoordinates: 45°32′42″N 73°41′10″W / 45.545°N 73.686°W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Various |
Capacity | 1,189 |
Opened | 1912[1] |
Managed by | Quebec Ministry of Public Security |
The Bordeaux Prison (French: Prison de Bordeaux) is a provincial prison in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West[2] in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The prison was built in 1908 to 1912 by architect Pied-du-Courant Prison. The prison currently houses male inmates sentenced to less than two years' imprisonment. It also houses prisoners awaiting trial.
to replace the agedIt is the largest provincial prison in Quebec, with a maximum capacity of 1,189 inmates.
The prison was also an execution site, where 85 hangings were carried out by Quebec between 1912 and 1960.
Notable inmates[]
Albert Guay – mass murderer; executed in 1951
Généreux Ruest – accomplice to Guay; executed in 1952
Marguerite Pitre – accomplice to Guay and last woman to be hanged in Canada; executed in 1953
Wilbert Coffin – Coffin affair; executed in 1956
References[]
- 1912 establishments in Quebec
- Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Buildings and structures in Montreal
- Government buildings completed in 1912
- Infrastructure completed in 1912
- Prisons in Quebec
- Montreal stubs