Coronavirus Prison

• Coronavirus outbreak declared at Sarnia Jail after 4 staff members test positive

  Lambton Public Health said Saturday a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Sarnia Jail after four staff members tested positive. 

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2021
  
• Staff member tests positive for COVID-19 at B.C. federal prison

  The Mountain Institution is the third federal prison in B.C. to record cases of COVID-19. 

  May 23, 2020
  
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at federal prison in Agassiz, B.C.

  The CSC says the patient is one of a batch of 15 inmates who were admitted to the Matsqui Institution on May 4, where they were undergoing a 14-day isolation period before being moved to other prisons. 

  Health

  May 21, 2020
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• L.A. inmates ‘deliberately’ infected themselves with COVID-19, sheriff says

  The plot was based on a 'gross misunderstanding' that inmates would be released if they tested positive for COVID-19.

  Trending

  May 12, 2020
• All inmates at virus-stricken B.C. prison to be tested for coronavirus: Fraser Health

  The federal institution is the site of the worst COVID-19 outbreak in a Canadian prison, with at least 64 inmates and 11 staff testing positive for the virus.

  Apr 22, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to serve rest of sentence at home

  Michael Cohen is currently locked up at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress.

  World

  Apr 17, 2020
• First coronavirus case confirmed at B.C. women’s prison

  It is the latest case of COVID-19 to be confirmed at a B.C. correctional facility.

  Health

  Apr 17, 2020
• Staff member at Port Coquitlam, B.C. jail tests positive for coronavirus

  Health officials have confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak in another B.C. correctional facility.

  Apr 16, 2020
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• B.C. prison outbreak worsens, 48 now infected with COVID-19

  The Mission Institution in B.C.'s Fraser Valley is facing the worst outbreak of any Canadian federal prison.

  Apr 15, 2020
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• COVID-19: Guards want masks for inmates, freeze on staff movement as outbreak grows at B.C. prison

  The union representing Canadian prison staff is calling for new protection measures at a B.C. federal prison in the grips of the country's worst inmate COVID-19 outbreak.

  Apr 13, 2020