Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections

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The Rotary Museum of Police and Corrections is a museum that offers a multifaceted look at the history of law enforcement in early Prince Albert and Saskatchewan, Canada.

The museum is located in the original guard room from the first RCMP depot in Prince Albert. It was modified inside using real prison bars from the original Prince Albert police station. The museum has artifacts from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Prince Albert City Police, Provincial correctional facilities, the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary (located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) and the Saskatchewan Provincial Police. Some highlights are RCMP and Prince Albert City Police uniforms, a Thompson Sub Machine Gun ("Tommy Gun" which was used by the Saskatchewan Provincial Police, weapons made by inmates including: a zip gun, shanks, two sawed off shot guns, as well as other items made by inmates such as masks and an alcohol stills made from a fire extinguisher. There are also various discipline methods that were used at the Federal Penitentiary (the museum even has a rack with a cat-o-nine tails and a paddling table on display).