Correctional Facilities

• Action needed as inmate deaths in Ontario rise, report says

  A report released by the panel this week says 25 inmates across more than two dozen facilities in the province died in 2019 and 46 inmates deaths were recorded in 2021.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
• Fredericton’s planning advisory committee rejects rezoning for N.B. jail

  The proposed jail has been proposed to be built in the Vanier Industrial Park and is being met with opposition from members of the public.

  Crime

  Dec 19, 2022
  
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• Sask. auditor’s report flags issues around administrative segregation at correctional facilities

  An audit done between January 2021 and April 2022 found 13 inmates that had been in administrative segregation for longer than 15 days, with the longest being recorded at 43 days.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
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• Crowding in jails close to pre-pandemic levels, Ontario Human Rights Commission says

  But it warns those numbers have been rising again for months, "as Ontario is facing the most serious stage of the pandemic so far."

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
• Sagkeeng First Nation mourns loss of another member in custody

  A Manitoba First Nation is "extremely concerned and saddened" after it says a second community member in less than a month died while in custody.

  Crime

  Mar 3, 2021
• Inmate populations decline across Canada amid coronavirus pandemic

  The number of people in correctional institutions saw an unprecedented decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new Stats Can report.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2020
• Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about jails

  Paul Dube details problems with overcrowding, poor living conditions, and lack of inmate access to medical care in his annual report released Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
• Inmate at Calgary Remand Centre tests positive for COVID-19: Hinshaw

  Alberta's chief medical officer of health confirmed Friday that an inmate at the Calgary Remand Centre has tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  May 8, 2020
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• Inmate advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in Canada’s correctional facilities

  Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2020
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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