Prison Guards

• OPP again deem no criminal charges for death of Soleiman Faqiri at Lindsay jail

  Ontario's top pathologist in August 2021 ruled actions by correctional guards directly contributed to the death of Faqiri Soleiman in December 2015.

  Crime

  Aug 23, 2022
  
• Black prisoner in Quebec hopes for criminal investigation of prison guards

  A prisoner is seeking justice after claiming he was assaulted by prison guards in 2012. He obtained video footage of the assault and wants police to open a criminal investigation

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2021
  
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• Irish inmates trade hostage for Mars bar after 5-hour prison standoff

  A negotiator managed to talk the hangry hostage-takers down from their grocery list of demands.

  Trending

  Feb 25, 2020
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• Warkworth Institution correctional staff stage picket over claims of understaffing, rising workplace violence, drug use

  The union representing correctional officers at Warkworth Institution claims the prison has had 566 incidents deemed "acts of aggression" so far this year.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2019
• Correctional officers walk off the job Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay

  Guards at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay are refusing to work due to safety concerns at the facility.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2018
• Union says 3 correctional officers in Edmonton and Calgary were assaulted

  A correctional officer at the Edmonton Remand Centre is being treated for a concussion after being struck in the face by an inmate last week. 

  Crime

  Nov 20, 2017
• Fentanyl crisis growing in Alberta prisons, exposing guards: ‘It’s very scary’

  In the last several weeks, a number of prison guards across the Prairies have been exposed to fentanyl during searches or while treating inmates.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2017
• Ontario to hire 2,000 new correctional officers over 3 years

  Ontario is bolstering its correctional facilities by hiring 2,000 new officers over the next three years.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2016
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• Assaults on staff at Ontario prisons skyrocketing

  In jails across Ontario a record number of correctional officers are being assaulted and the union representing the guards said it has led to an increase in guards suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Crime

  Dec 18, 2014
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• Workplace accidents among Canada’s prison guards on the rise, documents reveal

  The number of workplace accidents causing illness and injury at the Correctional Service of Canada has skyrocketed over the past four years, up more than 60 per cent.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2014