Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene
Oak Ridge New Building
Built in 1933 on the site of an old British military garrison, the Oak Ridge "Criminal Insane Building" (generaly referred to as the "New Building") served as a forensic mental health care unit for Penetanguishene for 81 years. Starting in February 21, 1933 with 152 beds it was doubled in size in 1957 and eventually demolished in 2014. (44°48′01″N 79°55′34″W / 44.80041°N 79.92606°W) Under Dr. Elliot Thompson Barker and Dr. Gary J. Maier, the psychiatric centre was notorious for torture and use of LSD that led to its closure.
Current status
The Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care has remodeled itself in current years, further updating the prison. The prison currently has more than 1,200 workers. Forty percent of these workers work part-time.
Notable Patients
- Jeffrey Arenburg (1956-2017), murderer of Brian Smith; released in 2006
- Russell Maurice Johnson (born 1947), serial killer
- Mathew Charles Lamb (1948-1976), spree killer; was remanded in Waypoint for 30 days
- Peter Woodcock (1939-2010), serial killer and rapist
Notable staff
- Wayne G. King (born 1951), ice hockey winger; worked as a security guard and mental health worker
- Vernon Quinsey (born 1944), psychologist
References
- ^ "The Oak Ridge Program · Treatment · Remembering Oak Ridge". historyexhibit.waypointcentre.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ Christina Bernardo (February 27, 2009). "Penetang's Oak Ridge being replaced". Barrie Examiner. Sun Media. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
- ^ "Remembering Oak Ridge Digital Archive and Exhibit".
- ^ Michelle McQuigge (June 8, 2017). "Treatment at Ontario mental health facility was 'torture', judge finds". The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ Sean Fine (June 7, 2017). "Doctors tortured patients at Ontario mental-health centre, judge rules". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- ^ "Critical Safety issues at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care". OPSEU. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
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