William Head Institution
William Head Institution is a Canadian minimum-security federal correctional institution for men located in Metchosin, British Columbia, about 25 kilometers southwest of Victoria on the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island. The Institution opened in 1959 and can house 200 inmates. Inmates live in 5 units of eight groups/duplexes. William Head uses an individual approach focused on basic programs.[1]
Facility Characteristics:
Institution for male offenders. Security level: Minimum.
Date opened: 1959.
Number of inmates: 94.
Average length of sentences:
- Less than 40 months: 20 per cent of inmates.
- 40 months and over: 27 per cent of inmates.
- Life sentence: 53 per cent of inmates.
Number of employees: 101.
Reported: April 2010
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Coordinates: 48°20′24″N 123°32′09″W / 48.3399°N 123.5358°W