Central North Correctional Centre

• SIU investigating after 28-year-old woman arrested in Barrie dies

  The province's police watchdog is investigating after a 28-year-old woman died in police custody Saturday morning after being arrested earlier in the week.

  Crime

  May 18, 2024
  
• Barrie launching shuttle program for former inmates leaving Penetanguishene prison

  Barrie partners with Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General in a new shuttle program helping those newly released from the local prison get back to their home communities.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2023
  
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• More than 35,000 cigarettes seized following traffic stop in Midland, Ont.

  At about 9 p.m., officers stopped a driver on King Street and identified him as an out-of-province parolee, who was found to be in breach of his parole conditions.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021
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• New inmate at Central North Correctional Centre tests positive for coronavirus

  The inmate was tested before they were admitted to the the prison, and the test results came back while they were incarcerated.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2020
• Rough justice: Lockdowns skyrocket at short-staffed Ontario jails

  Staffing-related lockdowns in crowded jails across Ontario have more than tripled since 2009, numbers obtained by Global News show.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2015