BC Prison

• ‘Gross mismanagement’: Repairs to leaky pipes at B.C. prison took 4 years

  It took nearly four years to fix pipes at a Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2024
  
• More than $287K worth of contraband, items seized inside B.C. prison

  On Aug. 24, staff members seized $287,700 worth of contraband and items which included smartphones, steroids, needles, handmade weapons, SD card readers, THC and alcohol brew.

  Crime

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Lockdown ended at B.C. prison after fears of firearm dropped on grounds by drone

  On Thursday, officials said a complete search of the facility has been completed and no firearm was found, however, a drone was.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• $280,000 of contraband intercepted at Abbotsford’s federal prison

  The Correctional Service of Canada said it is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions.

  Crime

  Jul 14, 2022
• Three COVID-19 cases discovered in inmates at B.C. correctional facility

  The CSC said visits to inmates in Fraser Valley institutions continue to be suspended.

  Dec 23, 2020
• COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. jail declared over, federal prison outbreak grows: Dr. Bonnie Henry

  The outbreak at the Okanagan Correctional Centre has been declared over.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2020
• B.C. transgender inmate wins right to change prisons

  Fallon Aubee, a transgender inmate in British Columbia, has won a years-long battle to serve the remainder of her sentence for first-degree murder at a women's prison.

  Crime

  Jul 22, 2017