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1916: Women's section at Oakalla Prison Farm
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History of women in provincial corrections
1912: Establishment of separate institution for women
1916: Women's section at Oakalla Prison Farm
1942: Oakalla Women's Unit
1947: Prince George Women's Jail
1953: Oakalla expansion
1960: Twin Maples Farm for Women
1974 to 1978: Prince George Regional Correction Centre first co-ed jail
1991: Burnaby Correctional Centre for Women opens
1968 to 2000: Beverley Roest, District Director of the Alouette River Regional District
2000: Role of women in corrections
2004: Alouette Correctional Centre for Women
1916: Women's section at Oakalla Prison Farm
Last updated on October 1, 2019
A women’s section opened at the Oakalla Prison Farm in 1916.
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