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Canada [expand +]

Alberta

Bowden Institution
Calgary Correctional Centre (Spy Hill)
Calgary Remand Centre
Calgary Young Offenders Centre
Drumheller Institution
Edmonton Institution
Edmonton Institution for Women
Edmonton Remand Centre
Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre
Grande Cache Institution
Grierson Centre
Pe Sakastew
Peace River Correctional Centre

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Fraser Valley Institution for Women
Ferndale Institution
Kent Institution
Kwikwexwelhp Healing Lodge
Matsqui Institution
Mission Institution
Mountain Institution
Regional Health Centre
William Head Institution,

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Manitoba

Headingley Correctional Center
Rockwood Institution
Stony Mountain

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Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador Correctional Centre for Women

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New Brunswick

Atlantic Institution
Dorchester Penitentiary
Westmorland Institution

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Nova Scotia

Nova Institution for Women
Springhill Institution

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Ontario

Grand Valley Institution for Women
Bath Institution
Beaver Creek Institution
Central East Correctional Centre
Central North Correctional Centre
Collins Bay Institution
Don Jail
Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
Fenbrook Institution
Frontenac Institution
Isabel McNeil House
Joyceville Institution
Kingston Penitentiary
Maplehurst Correctional Complex
Millhaven Institution
Mimico Correctional Centre
Ontario Correctional Institute
Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre
Pittsburgh Institution
Quinte Detention Centre
Regional Treatment Centre
St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre
Sudbury Jail
Thunder Bay Correctional Centre
Toronto East Detention Centre
Toronto Jail
Toronto West Detention Centre
Vanier Centre for Women
Warkworth Institution
Whitby Mental Health Centre
Windsor Jail
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Quebec

Archambault Institution
Donnacona Institution
Drummond Institution
Joliette Institution
La Macaza
Leclerc Institution
Monte St.-Franois
Port-Cartier Institution
Regional Reception Centre
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines

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Saskatchewan

Regina Correctional Centre
Saskatchewan Penitentiary

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United States [expand +]

Alabama

Arizona

Arkansas

Benton County Jail
Delta Regional Unit
Hawkins Center for Women
Mississippi County Work Release Center
Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center
Texarkana Regional Correction Center
Wrightsville Unit

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California

Alameda County Jail
Avenal State Prison
California Correctional Institution (CCI)
California Institution for Men ("Chino")
California Medical Facility
California Men's Colony
California State Prison, Corcoran
California State Prison, Sacramento
California State Prison, Tehachapi
Calipatria State Prison
Chuckawalla-Valley State Prison
Contra Costa County Jail
Deuel Vocational Institution
Folsom State Prison
Fresno County Jail
High Desert State Prison
Ironwood State Prison
Kern County Jail
Los Angeles County Jail
Los Angeles County State Prison
Monterey County Jail
Mule Creek State Prison
North Kern State Prison
Pelican Bay State Prison
Placer County Jail
Riverside County Jail
Sacramento County Jail
San Bernardino County Jail
San Diego County Jail
San Francisco County Jail
San Joaquin County Jail
San Mateo County Jail
San Quentin State Prison
Santa Barbara County Jail
Santa Clara County Jail
Sierra Conservation Center
Shasta County Jail
Solano County Jail
Solano State Prison
Sonoma County Jail
Stanislaus County Jail
Tulare County Jail
Twin Towers Correctional Facility
Ventura County Jail
Wasco State Prison
West Valley Detention Center

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Colorado

Adams Detention Facility
Arapahoe County Jail
Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
Buena Vista Correctional Facility
Colorado Terr Correctional Facility
Crowley County Correctional Facility
Colorado State Penitentiary
Centennial Correctional Facility
Douglas County Jail
Denver County Jail
Fremont Correctional Facility
Huerfano County Jail
Limon Correctional Facility
Sterling Correctional Facility

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Connecticut

FCI Danbury

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Delaware

George W Hill Correctional Facility

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia Jail (D.C. Jail)
D.C. Department of Corrections
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Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Big Muddy River
Centralia
Chicago IYC
MCC Chicago
CCM Chicago
Cook County Jail
Crossroads ATC
Danville
Danville
Decatur ATC
Dixon
Dwight
East Moline
FCI Pekin
Fox Valley
Graham
FCI Greenville
Harrisburg
Hill
Illinois River Correctional Facility
Jacksonville
Jessie Ma Houston ATC
Joliet State Prison
Kewanee
Lake County Jail
Lawrence
Logan
Logan Correctional Center
Marion Penitentiary
Menard Correctional Institution
Murphysboro
North Lawndale
Peoria
Pere Marquette
Pinkneyville
Pontiac
Robinson
St. Charles IYC
Shawnee
Sheridan
Southern Illinois IYC
Southwestern Illinois
Stateville
Tamms
Taylorville
Thomson
Vandalia
Vienna
Warrenville IYC
West Side ATC

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Indiana

Indiana State Prison
Marion County Jail
Orange County Jail

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Iowa

Dallas County Jail
Iowa State Penitentiary
Polk County Jail
Scott County Jail

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Kansas

El Dorado Correctional Facility
CCM Kansas City
Fort Leavenworth USP
Sedgwick County Jail
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Kentucky

Ashland Federal Correctional Institution (FCI)
Big Sandy United States Penitentiary (USP)
Hart County Jail
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Lexington-Fayette County Jail
Little Sandy Correctional Complex
Louisville Metropolitan Department of Corrections
McCreary United States Penitentiary (USP)
Rockcastle County Detention Center
Roederer Correctional Complex
Whitley County Detention Center
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Louisiana

Caddo Parish Correctional Center
CCM New Orleans
FDC Oakdale
FCI Oakdale
FCC Oakdale
CCM Pine Prairie
CI Pine Prairie
USP Pollock
Louisiana State Penitentiary
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Maryland

Massachusetts

Bay State Correctional Center
Bristol County Jail
Boston Pre Release Center
Bridgewater State Hospital
FMC Devens
Hampden County Jail
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit
Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center
Massachusetts Treatment Center
MCI - Cedar Junction s
MCI - Concord
MCI - Framingham
MCI - Norfolk
MCI - Plymouth
MCI - Shirley
NCCI/Gardner
Northeastern Correctional Center
MASAC
Old Colony Correctional Center
Plymouth County Jail
Pondville Correctional Center
South Middlesex Correctional Center
Suffolk County Jail
Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center
Worcester County Jail

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Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nevada

Nevada State Prisons

Ely State Prison
Federal Prison Camp, Nellis
High Desert State Prison
Lovelock Correctional Center
Nevada State Prison
Northern Nevada Correctional Center and Stewart Conservation Camp
Northern Nevada Restitution Center
Southern Desert Correctional Center
Southern Nevada Correctional Center
Southern Nevada Women's Correctional Facility
Warm Springs Correctional Center

Nevada County Jails

Carson City
Clark County Detention Center
Douglas County Jail
Elko County Jail
Lyon City
Washoe County Jail

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New Jersey

New Mexico

Bernalillo County Detention Center

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New Orleans

East Baton Rouge Prison
New Orleans Parish Prison System

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New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon County Jails

Clackamas County Jail
Deschutes County Jail
Douglas County Jail
Jackson County Jail
Lane County Jail
Lincoln County Jail
Marion County Jail
Multnomah County Jail
Umatilla County Jail
Washington County Jail

Oregon State Prisons

Coffee Creek Correctional Facility
Oregon Corrections Intake Center
Columbia River Correctional Institution
Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution
Mill Creek Correctional Facility
Oregon State Correctional Institution
Oregon State Penitentiary
Powder River Correctional Facility
Santiam Correctional Institution
Shutter Creek Correctional Institution
South Fork Forest Camp
Snake River Correctional Institution
Two Rivers Correctional Institution

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Pennsylvania

South Dakota

Brown County Jail
FPC Yankton
Jameson Annex
Mike Durfee State Prison
Minnehaha County Jail
Pennington County Jail
Redfield Trusty Unit
South Dakota State Penitentiary
South Dakota Women's Prison
Yankton Trusty Unit

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South Carolina

Charleston County Detention Center
J. Reuben Long Detention Center
Greenville County Jail
Spartanburg County Jail

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Tennessee

Tennessee Federal Facilities

CCM Nashville
FCI Memphis

Tennessee State Facilities

Brushy Mountain Correctional Complex
Morgan County Correctional Complex
Lois M. DeBerry Special Needs Facility
Hardeman County Correctional Center
Mark H. Luttrell Correctional Center
Charles Bass Correctional Complex
Northeast Correctional Complex
Carter County Annex
Northwest Correctional Complex
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution
South Central Correctional Facility
Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility
Tennessee Prison for Women
Turney Center Industrial Prison and Farm
Wayne County Boot Camp
West Tennessee State Penitentiary
Whiteville Correctional Facility

Tennessee County Facilities

Blount County Jail
Bradley County Jail
Davidson County Jail
Hamilton County Jail
Knox County Jail
Madison County Jail
Montgomery County Jail
Rutherford County Jail
Shelby County Jail
Sullivan County Jail
Sumner County Jail
Washington County Jail
Williamson County Jail
Wilson County Jail

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Texas

Texas State Prisons

Allred Prison
Bartlett State Jail
Beto Prison
Boyd Prison
Bradshaw State Jail
Bridgeport Prison
Briscoe Prison
Byrd Prison
Central Prison
Clemens Prison
Clements Prison
Cleveland Prison
Coffield Prison
Cole State Jail
Connally Prison
Cotulla Transfer Facility
Dalhart Prison
Daniel Prison
Darrington Prison
Dawson State Jail
Denton County Jail
Diboll Prison
Duncan Transfer Facility
Eastham Prison
Ellis Prison
Estelle Prison
Ferguson Prison
Formby State Jail
Ft. Stockton Transfer Facility
Garza East Transfer Facility
Garza West Transfer Facility
Gatesville Prison
Gist Stage Jail
Goodman Transfer Facility
Goree Prison
Gurney Transfer Facility
Harris County Jail
Hardin County Jail
Henley State Jail
Hightower Prison
Hilltop Prison
Hobby Prison
Holliday Transfer Facility
Hughes Prison
Huntsville Prison
Hutchins State Jail
Jester Prison
Jordan Prison
Kegans State Jail
Kyle Prison
Lewis Prison
Lopez State Jail
Luther Prison
Lychner State Jail
Lynaugh Prison
Marlin Transfer Facility
McConnell Prison
Michael Prison
Middleton Transfer Facility
Mountain View Prison
Murray Prison
Neal Prison
Ney State Jail
Pack Prison
Plane State Jail
Polunsky Prison
Powledge Prison
Ramsey Prison
Roach Prison
Robertson Prison
Rudd Prison
Sanchez State Jail
San Saba Transfer Facility
Scott Prison
Smith Prison
Stevenson Prison
Stiles Prison
Stringfellow Prison
Telford Prison
Terrell Prison
Torres Prison
Travis County State Jail
Tulia Transfer Facility
Upshur County Jail
Vance Prison
Wallace Prison
Wheeler State Jail
Wynne Prison

Texas County Jails

Angelina County Jail
Bexar County Jail
Bell County Jail
Brazoria County Jail
Bowie County Jail
Brazos County Jail
Cameron County Jail
Collin County Jail
Dallas County Jail
Denton County
El Paso County
Ellis County Jail
Fort Bend County
Galveston County Jail
Grayson County Jail
Gregg County Jail
Guadalupe County Jail
Harris County
Hays County Jail
Hidalgo County Jail
Jefferson County Jail
Johnson County Jail
Lubbock County Jail
McLennan County Jail
Midland County Jail
Montgomery County Jail
Nueces County Jail
Orange County Jail
Parker County Jail
Potter County Jail
Randall County Jail
Smith County Jail
Tarrant County Jail
Taylor County Detention Center
Tom Green County Jail
Travis County Jail
Victoria County Jail
Webb County Jail
Williamson County Jail
Wichita County Jail

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Utah

CCM Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County Jail
Utah State Prison

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Virginia

USP Lee
Fairfax County Adult Detention Center
FCC Petersberg
Hampton Roads Regional Jail
Norfolk Municipal Jail
Richmond City Jail
Virginia Beach Municipal Correctional Center
Wallens Ridge State Prison

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Washington

CCM Seattle
Clark County Jail
Cowlitz County Jail
FDC Seatac
King County Jail
Jefferson County Jail
Kitsap County Jail
Lincoln County Jail
Pierce County Jail
Snohomish County Jail
Whatcom County Jail

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West Virginia

FPC Alderson
Anthony Correctional Center
FCI Beckley
Charleston Work Release Center
Denmar Correctional Center
FCI Gilmer
USP Hazelton
Huntington Work Release Center
Huttonsville Correctional Center
Lakin Correctional Complex
Martinsburg Correctional Center
Mount Olive Correctional Complex
FCI Morgantown
Northern Correctional Facility
Ohio County Correctional Complex
Pruntytown Correctional Center
Saint Marys Correctional Center
West Virginia Corrections Academy

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Wisconsin

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United Kingdom [expand +]

HMP Altcourse
HMP Barlinnie
HMP Belmarsh
HMP Brixton
HMP Bronzefield
HMP Bullingdon
HMP Doncaster
HMP Edinburgh
HMP Elmley
HMP Hewell
HMP Highdown
HMP Holloway
HMP Littlehey
HMP Liverpool
HMP Manchester (Strangeways)
HMP Nottingham
HMP Oxford
HMP Pentonville
HMP Peterborough
HMP Reading
HMP Stafford
HMP Thorn cross
HMP Verne
HMP Wandsworth
HMP Winchester
HMP Wymott

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Ireland [expand +]

Mountjoy Prison

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Mexico [expand +]

Acaponeta
Ahuacatlan
Barrientos
Compostela
Femenil
Guadalajara
Ixtlan del Rio
Lecumberri
Le Mesa, Tijuana
Matamoros
Morelos
Reynosa
Saltillo
Santa Marta
San Blas
Santiago Ixc
Tecuala
Tepepan
Tepic
Tuxpan

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Australia [expand +]

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