title: Nova Institution for Women
text: # Nova Institution for Women
  
  Nova Institution for Women (French: Établissement Nova pour femmes) is a Canadian federal prison for women in Truro, Nova Scotia. The facility, which handles different levels of offenders, can accommodate up to 70 inmates. Nova Institution opened in 1995. The maximum security unit opened in 2002 or 2003.
  
  Main programs at the institution include:
  
  * Living skills
  * Sex offender programs
  * Substance abuse treatment
  
  The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering sentences of a term of two years or more.
  
  ## Ashley Smith
  
  Ashley Smith, a prisoner who later died after an apparent suicide attempt, was held at several CSC institutions including Nova Institution.
  
  