Atlantic Institution

• Weapons, cellphones, drugs among $112K in contraband seized at N.B. prison

  Seized items included handmade alcohol, edged weapons, vaping devices, cellphones, a USB key, and a USB card reader.

  Canada

  Sep 4
  
• Correctional Service Canada says 27-year-old man died in New Brunswick prison

  The federal agency says Ryan Richard died on Wednesday at the Atlantic Institution, but it released few details about what happened.

  Canada

  Jun 19
  
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• Lawyer pleads case of transgender woman seeking transfer out of men’s prison

  A lawyer representing a transgender woman incarcerated in a men’s prison says her client should be transferred to a women’s institution for her safety.

  Canada

  Jun 15
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• Halifax man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of N.B. inmate

  A man from Halifax has been charged with second-degree murder after an inmate was killed at a prison in New Brunswick in October 2022.

  Crime

  May 18, 2023
• Inmate dies after ‘serious assault’ at federal prison in New Brunswick

  An inmate has died after a 'serious assault' while in custody at the Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B., Correctional Service Canada said Friday.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
• Inmate death reported at Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick

  Correctional Service Canada says Dany Bernatchez died while in custody at the maximum-security prison on Friday. No other details have been released.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
• Officials investigating after inmate assaulted in federal prison in N.B.

  The injured inmate and the assailant were evacuated by staff members and transported to hospital for treatment.

  Crime

  Mar 8, 2022
• Moncton Shooter Justin Bourque ‘not in good shape’ after overdose in New Brunswick prison

  On June 4, 2014, Justin Bourque killed three RCMP officers and wounded two others in a shooting rampage.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
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• 3 Nova Scotians charged after drugs seized en route to N.B. prison: RCMP

  The traffic-stop occurred near the Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security prison. 

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2020
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• Human trafficking charges laid against convict who spent 4 months at large

  Nova Scotia RCMP say Morgan MacDonald was arrested on Thursday outside the Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B., where he had been serving time for an unrelated matter.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2020