It is located at 800 Gouin Boulevard West[3] in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

The prison currently houses male inmates sentenced to less than two years' imprisonment.

On Christmas Day, 2022, a 21-year old inmate died after being pepper sprayed by staff while wearing a spit hood in a shower and then left face down in a cell, despite a court having ordered his release on December 23.

Investigations by La Presse and The Globe and Mail found that prison staff violated internal policies on the use of pepper spray.

[2] Adrien Arcand – leader of the National Unity Party of Canada; held at Bordeaux Prison for several weeks during his internment in World War II for openly supporting Nazi Germany and allegedly plotting against the state Albert Guay – mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1951 Généreux Ruest – mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; executed in 1952 Marguerite Pitre – mass murderer who conspired to blow up Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 108; and last woman to be hanged in Canada; executed in 1953 Wilbert Coffin – Coffin affair; executed in 1956