The Bordeaux Prison (french: Prison de Bordeaux), also known as the Montreal Detention Centre, is a provincial

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, Canada. It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West"Gordon & Gotch's Map of the Island of Montreal. 1924. Located at 8N on the map
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. The prison was built in 1908 to 1912 by architect to replace the aged Pied-du-Courant Prison. The prison currently houses male inmates sentenced to less than two years' imprisonment. It also houses prisoners awaiting trial. It is the largest provincial prison in Quebec, with a maximum capacity of 1,189 inmates. Prison de Bordeaux, Montréal, Québec

The prison was also an execution site, where 85 hangings were carried out by Quebec between 1912 and 1960. On Christmas Day, 2022, a 21-year old inmate died after being

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by staff while wearing a spit hood in a shower and then left face down in a cell, despite a court having ordered his release on December 23. Investigations by ''La Presse'' and ''

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'' found that prison staff violated internal policies on the use of pepper spray. A unit manager and a guard were suspended. In addition to the standard

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investigation, the incident is also subject to an investigation by the Sûreté du Québec and the provincial Ministry of Public Security.

Notable inmates

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– mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1951 Généreux Ruest – mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1952

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– mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; and last woman to be hanged in Canada; executed in 1953

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– Coffin affair; executed in 1956

References

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