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UPDATE: Inmate recaptured after escaping Fraser Valley minimum security prison

The Correctional Service of Canada

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) says an inmate at Kwìkwèxwelhp healing Village, a minimum security federal institution near Harrison Mills, that had escaped on Thursday has been recaptured.

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The CSC says Ralph Radford Courchene returned to the institution early morning on Friday and was apprehended.

In a statement, the CSC had said Ralph Radford Courchene was not accounted for Thursday evening during a count by staff members.

Chilliwack RCMP was contacted at the time of the incident, and a warrant was issued for Courchene’s arrest.

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“Ensuring the safety and security of institutions, staff, and public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system,” reads a statement from the CSC.

The CSC is conducting an investigation into the incident.

Courchene is currently serving a sentence of more than nine years for contempt of court and aggravated assault.

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