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{{Short description|Canadian correctional facility}}
{{Infobox prison
| prison_name    = Collins Bay Institution<br>Établissement de Collins Bay
| image          = File:Collins_Bay_Institution.JPG
| caption        = Collins Bay Institution Main Building
| coordinates    = {{coord|44|14|5|N|76|33|12|W|type:landmark_region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| status         = Operational
| street-address = 1455 Bath Road<br />[[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]]<br />K7L 4V9
| classification = Max/Med/Min
| capacity       = 700
| population     =
| populationdate =
| opened         = 1930
| closed         =
| former_name    = Preferred Class Penitentiary
| managed_by     = [[Correctional Service of Canada]]
| director       =
| governor       =
| warden         = Larry Ringler
| prisoners      =
}}
'''Collins Bay Institution''' ({{langx|fr|'''Établissement de Collins Bay'''}}) is a multilevel correctional facility in [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ontario]], Canada, and falls under the supervision of [[Correctional Service of Canada|Correctional Services of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/institutions/001002-3003-eng.shtml|title = Collins Bay Institution|date = 2014-04-29|access-date = 2014-09-03|website = Collins Bay Institution|publisher = CSC}}</ref> The facility was opened in 1930,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.penitentiarymuseum.ca/default/index.cfm/history/|title = Canada's Penitentiary Museum|date = 2014-09-03|access-date = 2014-09-03|publisher = Canadian Penitentiary Museum}}</ref> and is now the oldest operational federal penitentiary in Ontario. The main prison is [[medium security]], with a [[minimum security]] facility (formerly Frontenac Institution<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/victims/photos/Ontario/frontenac_1-eng.shtml|title = Frontenac Institution|date = 2008-11-15|access-date = 2014-09-03|website = pbc-clcc.gc.ca|publisher = CSC|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140806073546/http://pbc-clcc.gc.ca/victims/photos/Ontario/frontenac_1-eng.shtml|archive-date = 2014-08-06|url-status = dead}}</ref>) residing on the same property. A 96-bed [[Supermax|maximum security]] unit is also operational.
==History==
Collins Bay Institution was opened in 1930 under the name "Preferred Class Penitentiary (Ontario)" to accommodate the growing number of inmates in the Ontario region. Inmates from [[Kingston Penitentiary]], only 2&nbsp;km away, assisted in the construction of the new prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.penitentiarymuseum.ca/default/index.cfm/history/|title = Canada's Penitentiary Museum|date = 2014-09-04|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = Canada's Penitentiary Museum}}</ref> The facility was built to further the government strategy of creating a graduated tier of penalties, that placed offenders in levels of security corresponding to the crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://historicplaces.ca/media/17373/2001-096%28e%29administrationbuilding%28a1%29.pdf|title = BUILDING A1, COLLINS BAY PENITENTIARY|date = 2002-09-12|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = HistoricPlaces.ca|publisher = Parks Canada}}</ref> The main building (A-1) was built in the [[Architecture of Canada|Canadian Chateau]] style, and has steeply pitched red metal roofing. [[Dormers]] are symmetrically placed across the front and rear, with pointed towers at the corners.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3296|title = Historic Places of Canada - Collins Bay A-1|date = 2005-07-25|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = HistoricPlaces.ca|publisher = Parks Canada}}</ref> The center tower is much taller than the others, with a [[steeple]] on top. Local [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston Ontario]] residents have opted to informally call this structure "Disneyland North", due to its castle-like resemblance.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.boldts.net/Kingston/6.shtml|title = Kingston - The Penitentiaries|date = 2011-06-08|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = boldts.net|publisher = Hans Boldt & Sylvana Grisonich-Boldt}}</ref> Collins Bay Institution has a long history of violence,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9a6f84bf-ff9a-435b-9b86-efb171c41961|title = Mongeon killed day after failed transfer|date = 2008-09-16|access-date = 2014-09-08|website = Canada.com|publisher = Postmedia|last = Dimmock|first = Gary}}</ref> and unrest.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19370922&id=noAtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4187,2851030|title = Prison sitdown strike staged at Collins Bay|work = The Montreal Gazette |access-date = 2014-09-08}}</ref> "The Bay" or "CBI" has the moniker of "Gladiator School",<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.thewhig.com/2008/10/28/collins-bay-staff-file-complaints-over-new-unit|title = Collins Bay staff file complaint|date = 2008-10-08|access-date = 2014-09-08|website = thewhig.com|publisher = Sun Media|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140908223245/http://www.thewhig.com/2008/10/28/collins-bay-staff-file-complaints-over-new-unit|archive-date = 2014-09-08|url-status = dead}}</ref> in reference to frequent deadly clashes between inmates.
==Living units==
The first living unit (cell block B-1 built in 1932) was a rectangular, [[Two Story House|two-story]] structure. It consists of [[limestone]], and has a [[mansard roof]]. It has half-circle windows on the outer walls, and cell enclosures confined to the centre of the building. It was the first building erected within the walls of the prison, and signified a permanency to local residents.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2658|title = Historic Places of Canada - Collins Bay B-1|date = 2002-09-12|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = HistoricPlaces.ca|publisher = Parks Canada}}</ref> A further 3 similar cell blocks were constructed over the next 20 years (B-2, B-3 and B-4). The blocks were referenced as "1 Block, 2 Block, 3 Block & 4 Block" by staff and inmates.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.ucco-sacc.csn.qc.ca/Documents/UCCO-SACC/Ontario/documents/Archives/What_s_new_Archive/2008/2008-09-26.pdf|title = Collins Bay and the opening of new units|last = Hughes|first = Graham|date = 2008-09-26|work = UCCO-SACC-CSN|access-date = 2014-09-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140905234457/http://www.ucco-sacc.csn.qc.ca/Documents/UCCO-SACC/Ontario/documents/Archives/What_s_new_Archive/2008/2008-09-26.pdf|archive-date = 2014-09-05|url-status = dead}}</ref> As of 2014, there are 32 buildings within Collins Bay Institution.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dfrp-rbif/pn-nb/09441-eng.aspx|title = Collins Bay Institution - Medium/Maximum|date = 2014-09-04|access-date = 2014-09-04|website = Treasury Board of Canada|publisher = Treasury Board of Canada}}</ref> The structure of the B-1 building remains standing and is recognized as a federal historic building.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HistoricPlaces.ca - HistoricPlaces.ca |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2658 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.historicplaces.ca}}</ref> Buildings 6-9, which are of a [[hub-and-spoke]] design, were added in 2008,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ucco-sacc.csn.qc.ca/Documents/UCCO-SACC/Ontario/documents/Archives/What_s_new_Archive/2008/staff%20-%20inmates%20and%20the%20public%20at%20risk.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905213256/http://www.ucco-sacc.csn.qc.ca/Documents/UCCO-SACC/Ontario/documents/Archives/What_s_new_Archive/2008/staff%20-%20inmates%20and%20the%20public%20at%20risk.pdf |archive-date=2014-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Building 11 in 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.kingstonthisweek.com/2010/10/14/prison-expansions-ahead-for-millhaven-collins-bay|title = Prison expansion ahead for Millhaven & Collins Bay|last = KTW Staff|date = 2010-10-14|work = The Kingston Whig Standard - Sun Media|access-date = 2014-09-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140905234434/http://www.kingstonthisweek.com/2010/10/14/prison-expansions-ahead-for-millhaven-collins-bay|archive-date = 2014-09-05|url-status = dead}}</ref> Building 11 is a 3500 sq. m. maximum security unit that can accommodate the overflow of inmates after the [[Kingston Penitentiary]] closed in 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/kingston-penitentiary-closes-its-doors-as-canadas-most-famous-prison/article14598900/?page=all|title = Kingston Pen - Canada's most famous prison closes|last = Cameron|first = Stevie|date = 2013-09-29|work = The Globe & Mail|access-date = 2014-09-04}}</ref>
== Notable inmates ==
*[[Lorne Edgar Campbell]], outlaw biker and gangster.{{sfn|Edwards|2013|p=166-167}}
*[[Gary Comeau]], one of the [[Port Hope 8 case|Port Hope 8]].{{sfn|Lowe|2013|p=358}}
* Daniel Chi-Kwong Wong, conspirator in the murder of Bich-Ha Pan and attempted murder of Hann Pan masterminded by Jennifer Pan<ref name=Grimaldip312>Grimaldi, Jeremy. ''[[A Daughter's Deadly Deception: The Jennifer Pan Story]]''. [[Dundurn Books]], November 12, 2016. {{ISBN|1459735250}}, 9781459735255 p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fHlODQAAQBAJ&pg=PA312 312]. "Daniel Wong is being held in Collins Bay[...]"The jail is sometimes referred to as "Disneyland North"[...]"</ref>
*[[Bernie Guindon]], outlaw biker and gangster.{{sfn|Edwards|2013|p=166-167}}
*[[Harley Davidson Guindon]], outlaw biker.{{sfn|Edwards|2017|p=236}}
*[[Billy Knight (criminal)|Billy Knight]], the leader of the [[1971 Kingston Penitentiary riot]].{{sfn|Fogarty|2021|p=11}}
*[[Barrie MacKenzie]], one of the leaders of the Kingston Penitentiary riot.{{sfn|Fogarty|2021|p=290}}
*[[Jeff McLeod]], one of the Port Hope 8.{{sfn|Lowe|2013|p=365}}
* [[Richard Sauvé]], one of the [[Port Hope 8 case|Port Hope 8]].<ref name="Christie">{{cite news |last1=Christie |first1=Erin |title=Prisoner's Rights activist tells tales of injustice |url=https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/prisoners-rights-activist-tells-tales-of-injustice/ |access-date=15 October 2020 |publisher=Vernon Morning Star |date=8 February 2018}}</ref>
* [[Brent Taylor (activist)|Brent Taylor]], of the [[Squamish Five]].
==Books==
*{{cite book |last1=Edwards |first1=Peter |title=Unrepentant The Strange and (Sometimes) Terrible Life of Lorne Campbell, Satan's Choice and Hells Angels Biker |date=2013 |publisher=Vintage Canada |location=Toronto |isbn=9780307362575}}
*{{cite book |last=Edwards |first=Peter |title=Hard Road: Bernie Guindon and the Reign of the Satan's Choice Motorcycle Club |location=Toronto |publisher=Random House |year=2017 |isbn=978-0345816108}}
*{{cite book |last1=Fogarty |first1=Catherine |title=Murder on the Inside The True Story of the Deadly Riot at Kingston Penitentiary |date=2021 |publisher=Biblioasis |location=Windsor |isbn=9781771964029}}
*{{cite book |last1=Lowe |first1=Mick |title=A Conspiracy of Brothers: A True Story of Bikers, Murder and the Law |date=2013 |publisher=Vintage Canada |location=Toronto |isbn=978-0345813169}}
==References==
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[[Category:Prisons in Ontario]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kingston, Ontario]]
[[Category:Correctional Service of Canada institutions]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Ontario]]