Cape Breton Correctional Facility

• Man dies after he was found unconscious in Cape Breton jail cell

  A Justice Department spokesperson says the inmate was found unresponsive in his cell at 8:43 a.m. on Saturday at the Cape Breton Correctional Facility, in Sydney, N.S.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2023
  
• Jail attack video involving B.J. Marriott shown during dangerous offender hearing

  Nova Scotia prosecutors played video evidence today in court showing the alleged leader of a jailhouse beating participating in other incidents of jail violence.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2023
  
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• Coronavirus: Nova Scotia’s correctional facilities restricting visits

  Family and friend visits to inmates will be restricted to non-contact visits.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2020
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• Charges laid in murder of prominent Cape Breton businessman

  The body of James Matthews was discovered in his Sydney apartment on Aug. 29.

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2017
• Officers failed to follow procedures prior to Cape Breton jail cell death: review

  Jason Marcel LeBlanc was admitted to the Cape Breton Correctional Facility on Jan. 30. He died 13 hours later of a drug overdose.

  Crime

  Jun 27, 2016
• Dead Cape Breton inmate had opiate in his blood, pills in pants

  A Cape Breton man who died in his cell had near-fatal levels of methadone in his blood as he entered the jail and a bag full of pills in his pocket.

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2016