Caption
Most men who go into prison eventually come out. With this sober fact uppermost in mind, the province of British Columbia set out to design a prison that would not only protect society during the period of the prisoner's confinement, but more importantly, would protect society against the day when the prisoner, his sentence completed, would be released. Whether he would return to the community a responsible adult, or only a more cautious criminal, depends on what is accomplished with the prisoner during his incarceration. The Haney Correctional Institution is a bold experiment designed to work with each prisoner on the basis of his individual needs and capacities with the goal of returning him to society not merely a more cautious criminal but a potentially productive citizen.
Release Date
February 17, 1959
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lunney, GarCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Cafeteria style dining hall features individual tables; food is same as that served to prison staff. Pre-release program includes interviews with local employment bureau, a "conditional release" plan in which a man may work in the community and return at night to the institution. Officials are cautiously optimistic, hope as Haney's success grows, other institutions will be set up to reclaim still more of the abilities and talents regularly lost to the nation.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86807
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176873
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Correctional officers at Haney are carefully screened and selected, undergo intensive training program in how to help prisoners develop sense of social responsibility. Above, Mrs. H. McCrae, member of the University of B.C.'s School of Social Work conducts lectures in Human Relations.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86810
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176874
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Prison library when completed will provide 7000 books. Inmates receive specialized training in wide variety of fields, help in construction of new buildings and facilities.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86812
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176875
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Haney, which is designed to handle about 600 inmates, accepts only selected offenders: men between the ages of 16-40 who are deemed to be reformable. Only 1/4 of total accommodation is cell block; guiding principle is to make Haney as much like outside community as possible.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86815
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176876
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Reform, not punishment, is the keynote at Haney. Members of the staff are trained to deal with each prisoner as an individual case with special problems, special capabilities. Chatting with inmate (back to camera) on morning of his release are (left to right) Guard K. McKenzie, instructor D. Franklin, and Personnel Officer Dave Barrett. A medium-security prison, with minimum-security camps to which selected prisoners are assigned, Haney has had only one inmate "go over the hill" since its opening in Sept. 1957.
Date
September 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB86816
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176877
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #197: B.C.'s Bold Venture at Haney
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
February 17, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Most men who go into prison eventually come out. With this sober fact uppermost in mind, the province of British Columbia set out to design a prison that would not only protect society during the period of the prisoner's confinement, but more importantly, would protect society against the day when the prisoner, his sentence completed, would be released. Whether he would return to the community a responsible adult, or only a more cautious criminal, depends on what is accomplished with the prisoner during his incarceration. The Haney Correctional Institution is a bold experiment designed to work with each prisoner on the basis of his individual needs and capacities with the goal of returning him to society not merely a more cautious criminal but a potentially productive citizen.
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