British Columbia Penitentiary

British Columbia Penitentiary, Renamed on Sep 21,2021- Governor’s Castle
Location	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	49°13′06″N 122°53′41″W / 49.2182°N 122.8946°W
Security class	Maximum security
Population	765
Opened	September 28, 1878
Closed	May 10, 1980
Managed by	Correctional Service of Canada

The British Columbia Penitentiary (BC Penitentiary, commonly referred to as the BC Pen and the Pen) was a federal maximum security prison located in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. The BC Penitentiary operated for 102 years, from 1878 until it was decommissioned in 1980. It was the first federal penal institution west of Manitoba.^[1] The Gatehouse was sold on September 8, 2021.

^ Scott, Jack David (1984). Four Walls in the West: The Story of the British Columbia Penitentiary. New Westminster: Retired Federal Prison Officers' Association of British Columbia. pp. 2–3. ISBN 0-9691680-0-4.

[Scott-1] Scott, Jack David (1984). Four Walls in the West: The Story of the British Columbia Penitentiary. New Westminster: Retired Federal Prison Officers' Association of British Columbia. pp. 2–3. ISBN 0-9691680-0-4.

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