DORCHESTER, N.B. – A lockdown is in place at the medium-security unit of New Brunswick’s Dorchester Penitentiary.
Correctional Service Canada says the lockdown began at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to enable staff to conduct an “exceptional search.”
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It says it’s committed to preventing the entry of contraband into its institutions.
No one from the correctional service was available for comment.
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