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Bordeaux Prison
Prison in Canada
Bordeaux Prison
The Bordeaux Prison ( French: _Prison de Bordeaux_), also known as the Montreal Detention Centre,[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_Prison#cite_note-:0-2) is a provincial prison in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux_Prison#cite_note-3) in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The prison was built between 1908 and 1912 by architect Jean-Omer Marchand\ [fr\] 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 almost 1500 inmates.
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 pepper sprayed 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.
Background
The Bordeaux Prison (French: Prison de Bordeaux), also known as the Montreal Detention Centre, is a provincial prison in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.
The prison was built between 1908 and 1912 by architect Jean-Omer Marchand 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.
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