[Omd] visiting Millhaven

[Nick]

hi All,

I called the visiting and correspondence phone number at Millhaven 
(1-613-351-8137) and copied it all down once and for all (see below) so 
that nobody else would waste their time deciphering it.

In short, the first thing you need to do before you can visit Roger is 
get 2 photos, fill out the application (link below) and send it all in 
to Millhaven.  I suggest we make this part of our letter-writing party!

The visiting hours aren't bad. It's 2h44m from Ottawa to Millhaven by 
car, so any day but Thursday a typical one-day-round-trip could be to 
leave leave at 10 am to arrive at 1 pm and leave Bath by 2 pm to get 
back to Ottawa by 5 pm.

According to the list of correctional facilities at 
http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/region/nat-fac-dir-eng.shtml#o1, the only 
minimum security institutions are:

    * Beaver Creek Institution, in Gravenhurst
          o 5h14m & 393 km away
          o http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/beavercreek-eng.shtml
          o http://www.insideprison.com/beaver-creek-institution.asp
    * Frontenac Institution, in Bath, past Kingston
          o 2h22 & 199 km away
          o http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/frontenac-eng.shtml
    * Pittsburgh Institution, in Joyceville, before Kingston
          o 2h15m & 152 km away
          o http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/pittsburgh-eng.shtml

We should be agitating for Roger to be moved to Frontenac or Pittsburgh, 
I think, though Pittsburgh is physically closer.

I think we can only send letters to Roger while he's at the Millhaven 
assessment unit. Once he is transferred to his "home institution", 
however, we should be able to send other "items", though when your in 
the Millhaven maximum security, it seems you can only do this in the 
first 30 days after being transferred there.

Nick

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Here are my transcripts of the menus:

#1. General operation, including: hours of operation, directions and 
mailing address

Visits can be scheduled for:
any day but Thursday: from 12:45 pm to 3:15 pm
Tuesday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday: from 8:45 am to 10:45 am

Visits must be approved and scheduled 48 hours in advance.

Mailing address: 5775 Bath Road, Bath, ON  K0H 1G0
Directions: Take exit 593 south on County Road to Bath Road [and turn right]


#2. Visiting policies and Requirements

If you wish to visit an offender at Millhaven an application must be 
submitted and approved. These forms can be downloaded from our website 
at http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/frmlrs/pdf/0653E.pdf . Two photographs 
are required to be provided with each application, including children's. 
All visitors, including children, will be required to provide two pieces 
of identification for each visit. No items, other than those purchased 
from our vending machines, are allowed in the visiting area. We are 
available to assist with scheduling visits from Monday to Friday from 8 
am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm.

#3. If you have inquiries about "30 day admission bags"

Offenders are provided an admission bag list once they arrive at their 
home institution. This offers him the opportunity to have personal items 
sent in for a period of 30 days following his admission. He can then 
send this list to you once it is received.

This is not applicable to offenders residing in the assessment unit.

#4. To schedule a visit

Please hold ...

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