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CANADIAN FORCES SERVICE PRISON DETENTION BARRACKS [1 record]

Record 1 2020-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Military Titles
  • Penal Administration
  • Military Police
OBS

The Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks is the only Canadian Forces unit designated as a detention barracks by the Minister of National Defence. The unit accepts inmates sentenced to detention for 15 days or longer, or to imprisonment of any duration. Service prisoners may be retained in service custody for up to two years less a day, after which time they are transferred to civil custody to complete a longer sentence.

OBS

Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks; CFSPDB: designations to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations militaires diverses
  • Administration pénitentiaire
  • Police militaire
OBS

Caserne de détention et prison militaire des Forces canadiennes; CDPMFC : désignations d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones militares varias
  • Administración penitenciaria
  • Policía militar
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