The centre generally holds approximately 450 offenders, including those of the low security annex, the Saskatoon Urban Camp.

The centre holds alleged offenders that are currently awaiting trial (remanded) and those who are sentenced.

As a provincial correctional centre, sentenced inmates serve a maximum of two years, less a day.

However, there are instances where federal inmates are sentenced to a provincial correctional centre, as the province of Saskatchewan has an exchange of services agreement with the CSC.

The centre was originally built along the lines of the Normal Living Unit concept in which offenders were housed in a manner that resembled a “half-way house” in the community but with the structure of a secure setting.