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Adult correctional and remand centres

General and contact information for provincial remand and correctional centres.

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Two types of centres

There are 8 adult correctional and remand centres in Alberta.

Correctional centres normally house inmates serving sentences of up to 2 years and remand centres house those awaiting trial.

Inmates serving sentences longer than 2 years serve their sentences in Correctional Service of Canada facilities.

Inmates may be placed in either a correctional or remand centre depending on:

  • centre capacity
  • transfers between centres
  • the best interest of inmates

Both correctional and remand centres can house male and female inmates, but some centres only house males.

Youth serve their sentences in youth custody facilities.

If you want to send an inmate money or personal items, learn how on the Contact an inmate page.

Find a correctional or remand centre

Select a city to find a specific centre’s address and contact information.

  • Calgary Correctional Centre

    Visiting hours: 11 am to 2:30 pm (weekends and holidays)

    Centre capacity: 427

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    11808 85 Street NW
    Calgary, Alberta  T3R 1J3
    Canada
    Geo: 51.15649, -114.207213

    Contact

    Phone: 403-662-3660
    Fax: 403-297-4577

  • Calgary Remand Centre

    Visiting hours: 6:15 pm to 10 pm (Monday to Friday); 12:15 pm to 4 pm (weekends and holidays)

    Centre capacity: 684

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    12200 85 Street NW
    Calgary, Alberta  T3R 1J3
    Canada
    Geo: 51.159606, -114.208553

    Contact

    Phone: 403-695-2100
    Fax: 403-695-2071

  • Edmonton Remand Centre

    Visiting hours by video: 9 am to 9 pm (7 days per week including holidays)

    In-person visits are not possible at the Edmonton Remand Centre. You can connect with an inmate at this centre through a videoconferencing visit.

    Centre capacity: 1,952

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    18415 127 Street
    Edmonton, Alberta  T6V 1B1
    Canada
    Geo: 53.646088, -113.538199

    Contact

    Phone: 780-638-5100
    Fax: 780-638-5599

  • Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre

    Visiting hours: 6 pm to 9 pm (Monday to Thursday) for remand and sentenced offenders; 1 pm to 2 pm (weekends and holidays) for sentenced offenders only

    Centre capacity: 546

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    7802 101 Street
    Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta  T8L 2P3
    Canada
    Geo: 53.69404, -113.199919

    Contact

    Phone: 780-992-5900
    Fax: 780-992-6826

  • Lethbridge Correctional Centre

    Visiting hours: Call for visiting hours.

    Centre capacity: 395

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Mailing address
    PO Bag 3001
    Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 3Z3

    Address

    21123 Hwy 512
    Lethbridge, Alberta  T1J 3Z3
    Canada
    Geo: 49.695975, -112.747722

    Contact

    Phone: 403-388-3000
    Fax: 403-388-2966

  • Medicine Hat Remand Centre

    Visiting hours: 4:45 pm to 6:30 pm (Wednesday); 12:30 pm to 2:15 pm (weekends and holidays)

    Centre capacity: 103

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    874 2 Street SE
    Medicine Hat, Alberta  T1A 8H2
    Canada
    Geo: 50.043062, -110.670213

    Contact

    Phone: 403-529-2111
    Fax: 403-529-3132

  • Peace River Correctional Centre

    Visiting hours: 11 am to 4 pm (weekends and holidays)

    Centre capacity: 249

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Mailing address
    PO Bag 900-40
    Peace River, Alberta  T8S 1T4

    Address

    224044 HWY 684
    Peace River, Alberta
    Canada
    Geo: 56.158614, -117.445418

    Contact

    Phone: 780-624-5480
    Fax: 780-624-5807

  • Red Deer Remand Centre

    Visiting hours: 6 pm to 9 pm (Monday to Thursday); 1 pm to 4 pm and 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm (weekends and holidays)

    Centre capacity: 146

    Call toll free: 310-0000

    Address

    4720 49 Street
    Red Deer, Alberta  T4N 1T7
    Canada
    Geo: 52.268515, -113.806644

    Contact

    Phone: 403-340-3200
    Fax: 403-340-7170

Inmate support programs

Correctional and remand centres try to help inmates with different support programs.

Personal supports programs

  • education
  • life management skills
  • professional development
  • addictions and mental health
  • healthy living
  • religious and spiritual

Indigenous supports

  • Indigenous Elders
  • ceremonies
  • religious and spiritual

Letter of incarceration

You may ask for a letter of incarceration by contacting the centre where you are incarcerated.

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