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Transition Centre-Sud

From 1983 until the end of the 1990s, the primary vocation of Maison L'Issue was to be a bonding center for defendants. In 2003, it became exclusively a provincial community residential center (CRC) for individuals on short sentences (less than 6 months), on leave to prepare for parole or on parole. The CRC la Maison L'Issue is recognized by the Ministry of Public Security as a partner of the Correctional Services of Quebec.

In 2012, the federal community accommodation center (CHC) component was added to the service offer for individuals on statutory release. The CHC la Maison L'Issue is recognized as a partner of the Correctional Service of Canada.

These two programs provide alternative accommodation to incarceration. Without the supervision offered at Maison L'Issue, the individuals it accommodates would remain in detention. A stay in a halfway house is an opportunity for them to engage in a constructive process of change and to demonstrate to the authorities their potential for social reintegration by working in depth on the reasons underlying their delinquent behavior in order to avoid a possible recidivism.

Through various supervision and support activities as well as with the help of the tools made available to them, the professionals of Maison L'Issue develop individualized intervention strategies that aim to equip the judiciarized person so that they avoids having to resort to criminality again. In a vision of prevention of recidivism and protection of the community, they also ensure that the conditions of release are respected and support each resident on a daily basis in their rehabilitation and socio-community reintegration process.

Our services

  • La Maison L'Issue (CRC/CHC)

    Services

    • Admission assessment
    • Accommodation. House located in the Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough
    • Meal
    • Laundry room
    • Gym on site
    • Supervision, listening, help, referral and support, 24/7
    • One-on-one meetings with qualified professionals
    • Thematic group workshops
    • Referral and follow-up with specialized resources in the community
    • Animation of social and sports activities

    Clientele

    Judiciarized adult men

    Capacity

    32 people

    Admission conditions

    L'Issue welcomes an adult male clientele who are referred to it by the correctional network. Each candidate must undergo an admission assessment and meet the following criteria:

    • Minimum recognition of a problem related to the offense.
    • Be determined to work on the symptoms underlying delinquent choices with a view to preventing recidivism.
    • Be ready to collaborate and invest in a process of change.
    • Agree to invest, if necessary, in specialized therapeutic follow-up related to a targeted problem and to pay the costs.
    • Show openness and agree to invest in your correctional intervention plan.
    • Accept to submit to intensive (24 hours a day) and restrictive supervision.
    • Be ready to live in a community environment that offers little privacy (shared rooms, rigorous supervision).
    • Have the will to be positively involved in the community (work, studies, volunteering, therapy).
    • Stay sober and abstinent.
    • Not to represent an unassumable risk for society.
    • Speak and understand French or English.

    Exclusion criteria

    • Psychiatric, unstable and non-medicated clientele
    • Have a physical disability for which the premises are not suitable
    • Being in loss of autonomy
    • Have an accomplice who already resides at Maison L'Issue
    • Speak neither French nor English (allophone clientele)
    • Have a utilitarian motivation
    • Denying your crime and the underlying issues
    • Have an inadequate exit plan
    • Representing too high a risk of recurrence

    Contact information

  • La Passerelle

    The La Passerelle community follow-up program is recognized by the Ministère de la Sécurité publique as a partner of the Correctional Services of Quebec. La Passerelle offers additional services in terms of social reintegration and follow-up in the community for adult male clients who have been sentenced to justice.

    Through various supervision and support activities as well as using the tools made available to them, La Passerelle community workers develop individualized intervention strategies that include risk management and the development of social skills. and emotional, education and empowerment. They also ensure that the conditions of release are respected and help equip the person who has been tried so that he or she avoids having recourse to criminality.

    More specifically, the program of La Passerelle aims for the offender to become aware of his situation and to work actively to achieve the objectives of the correctional intervention plan.

    In addition, individuals who have stayed at Maison L'Issue can complete their follow-up there in a vision of continuity of the intervention.

    Services

    • Thematic group workshops
    • Referral and follow-up with specialized resources in the community
    • Emergency telephone line for listening, help, referral and support, 24/7
    • Community visits

    Clientèle

    Judiciarized adult men

    Capacity

    240 people

    Admission conditions

    Man referred by Quebec correctional services

    Exclusion criteria

    None

    Contact information

  • Point Final

    "Point Final" is a program for the supervision and prevention of recidivism in conjugal violence. It essentially aims to offer its participants a framework for reflection, questioning and supervising, rigorous and safe learning. "Period." will allow them to work on the gaps they have encountered in their relations with their partners in order to avoid recidivism while respecting the strict conditions of release.

    It is a multiaxial program that is given in partnership with specialized therapeutic organizations; Combining preparation for therapy, therapy, legal supervision and clinical support.

    The “Point Final.” program. aims to work on relational and emotional skills on different levels. During the stay, specific themes related to the problem of domestic violence will be discussed.

    "Point Final." falls within the normative framework of the minimum compliance requirements of the Services correctionnels du Québec. It is offered both in accommodation (via Maison L'Issue) and in community monitoring (via La Passerelle).

    Services

    • Admission assessment for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Meals for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Laundry room for accommodation at Maison L'Issue Gym on site for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Supervision, listening, help, referral and support, 24/7 for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Travel control for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Dating supervision
    • Visits to the community and contacts with the community
    • Individual meetings with qualified professionals
    • Family and conjugal violence awareness workshops
    • Referral and follow-up with specialized resources in the community
    • Animation of social and sports activities for accommodation at Maison L'Issue
    • Emergency telephone line for listening, help, referral and support, 24/7

    Clientele

    Male clientele subject to domestic violence.

    Admission criteria

    • Be the subject of a legal measure at the provincial level in matters of conjugal violence;
    • Demonstrate openness and have minimal recognition of the actions taken and / or a problem related to the emotional and relational sphere
    • Be admitted to an external therapy recognized in domestic violence and agree to pay the costs.
    • Be ready to invest in your correctional intervention plan.
    • Be ready to collaborate and invest in a process of change.
    • Authorize an exchange of information with the community.
    • Commit to participate in the workshops to raise awareness of family and conjugal violence at Transition Center-Sud.
    • Have the will to be positively involved in the community (work, studies, volunteering, therapy).
    • Stay sober and abstinent.
    • Do not represent an unassumable risk for society or for the victim.
    • Speak and understand French or English.
    • For accommodation: agree to submit to intensive supervision (24 hours a day) and restricting the entire duration of the stay.
    • For accommodation: be prepared to live in a community environment that offers little privacy (shared rooms, rigorous supervision).

    Exclusion criteria

    • Speak neither French nor English (allophone clientele)

    For accommodation:

    • Psychiatric, unstable and non-medicated clientele
    • Have a physical disability for which the premises are not suitable
    • Being in loss of autonomy
    • Present an inadequate or utilitarian release plan
    • Deny your problem

    Contact information

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