Canadian Prison

• Federal prisons to install systems to prevent drone contraband deliveries

  Canada's prison service has earmarked $6 million for electronic systems to prevent tiny drones from dropping illegal drugs, cellphones or other contraband into the yards of its institutions.

  World

  May 8, 2019
  
• Childhood abuse prevalent among Canadian prisoners, but more research needed: study

  The McMaster team found that through research spanning 31 years, the abuse was all-encompassing (physical, sexual, and emotional) and included neglect.

  Canada

  Feb 21, 2019
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: White and non-Indigenous offenders made up 11% of those in healing lodges last year

  Further data obtained by Global News also shows five offenders with non-Canadian or unknown citizenship were in healing lodges last year.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
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• Inmate in New Brunswick prison injured, facility in lockdown

  Part of the Atlantic Institution remains in lockdown. RCMP and officers of the institute are investigating the incident.

  Crime

  Aug 21, 2017
• Data raises concerns over use of solitary confinement in Nova Scotia’s jails

  About 80 confinements out of 600 provided -- or about 13 per cent -- were for medical reasons, and another 10 per cent were for "protection of the offender."

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2017
• Canada’s jailhouse secret: legally innocent inmates are dying in prison

  Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017