Bowden Institution

• Leave bid denied for Edmonton murderer Mark Twitchell, convicted in notorious ‘Dexter’ case

  Edmonton killer Mark Twitchell is now incarcerated at the medium-security prison in Bowden, serving a life sentence for the first-degree murder of Johnny Altinger in 2008.

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  Mar 13
  
• 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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• ‘Paper Bag Rapist’ denied parole in online hearing from Bowden Institution in Alberta

  John Horace Oughton, 71, was convicted in 1987 of two counts of rape and six counts each of indecent assault and sexual assault with a weapon in British Columbia.

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  Mar 24, 2021
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• 11 charged in drug trafficking investigation that extended into Bowden Institution: ALERT

  Eleven people have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation that police say extended into the Bowden Institution.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2021
• Inmate dies in custody at Bowden Institution

  Correctional Service Canada says an inmate at the Bowden Institution in central Alberta has died while in custody.

  Canada

  Aug 7, 2020
• Edmonton police issue warning about convicted sex offender released from prison

  Police are warning Edmontonians about a convicted sex offender, recently released from Bowden Institution, who they say will "not be under any form of supervision after Thursday."

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2019
• Dates set for dangerous offender hearing in Lethbridge sexual assault case

  Trevor Pritchard has been convicted of sexually assaulting underage girls on five separate occasions dating back to 2004.

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  Jun 10, 2019
• $384K worth of meth and other drugs seized at Alberta’s Bowden Institution

  An estimated $384,000 worth of street drugs have been seized at Bowden Institution in central Alberta, according to a news release issued by the Correctional Service of Canada on Tuesday.

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  Mar 12, 2019
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• Police warn that violent offender released from Bowden Institution will live in Edmonton

  The Edmonton Police Service issued a warning on Tuesday that a convicted violent offender who was recently released from Bowden Institution will live in the Edmonton area.

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  Oct 2, 2018
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• Former Correctional Service Canada employee pleads guilty to helping inmate escape Alberta prison

  A former Correctional Service Canada worker has admitted he helped an inmate escape from a federal prison in central Alberta.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2018