14 Things to Know before going to Jail in Ontario: a Prisoner’s Guide.
Note: This article originally appeared in Robichaud's Criminal Defence Litigation.
When an accused is sentenced to custody they will be serving their sentence in either a Provincial or Federal institution. Sentences of two years less a day will be served in a Provincial facility. Sentences of two years or more will be served in a Federal penitentiary. Federal inmates are under the auspices of Corrections Services Canada.