Corrections Canada

• Maximum-security prison that held killers Magnotta, Pickton evacuated due to wildfires

  A Quebec prison that once housed Luka Magnotta and Robert Pickton has been evacuated due to wildfire. Corrections Canada has notified victims of the people held at the facility.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2024
  
• Victim’s family outraged that convicted mass murderer transferred to medium security

  Last week, Corrections Canada contacted the murdered man’s family to inform them that Penticton mass murderer John Brittain was being relocated.

  Crime

  Dec 8, 2023
  
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• Edmonton Max inmate dies after being stabbed, homicide investigation underway

  Edmonton Institution inmate Bretton Fisher, 33, died after being stabbed at the maximum security prison and now the city's homicide detectives are investigating.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2022
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• ‘Slippery’ convicted fentanyl dealer from West Kelowna gets day parole reinstated

  'Strictly on a cost-benefit analysis, perhaps you are intelligent enough to realize that being more transparent with your CMT is in your best interest.'

  Crime

  Jul 21, 2022
• Brantford police advise public on release of high-risk sex offender

  Brantford Police say a 62-year-old convicted sex offender was released in late June and conditions require he reside in Brantford.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2022
• Murder charge laid after ‘unprovoked’ attack inside Drumheller Institution: RCMP

  A 34-year-old man from the Edmonton area who was serving time for weapons and drug possession died after an alleged unprovoked attack inside the Drumheller Institution.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2022
• B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over prolonged confinement in prisons

  A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against Ottawa over prolonged solitary confinement two years after B.C.'s top court ruled it is a violation of prisoners' human rights.

  Crime

  Oct 13, 2021
• Bowden Institution inmate death is the 6th linked to COVID-19 across Canada

  The death at the Bowden Institution comes as the central Alberta prison deals with a second COVID-19 outbreak that, as of Tuesday, had seen 36 positive cases among inmates.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
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• EXCLUSIVE: Tori Stafford killer accused by family of extorting own mother

  A member of Michael Rafferty's family claims he faked threats to his life to convince his late mother to send money to inmates' spouses on his behalf. Mark Carcasole reports.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2021
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• Data gap: Governments don’t track how many inmates have been in care

  Community leaders in Saskatchewan are questioning a data gap that could show the connection between the child welfare and justice systems.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020