Correctional Facility

• Grand Lake chosen as next site for new $42M correctional facility in N.B.

  New Brunswick says it has chosen Grand Lake as the new site for its next correctional facility, after abruptly pulling plans to build it in Fredericton in May.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
  
• Edmonton prison officer charged with sexual assault involving female inmate

  Edmonton police were told that a male correctional program officer had confined and sexually assaulted an adult female inmate in January 2022.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2023
  
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• Fredericton council votes in favour of rezoning for 6th provincial jail

  The City of Fredericton municipal council has voted in favour of a rezoning proposal for a sixth provincial jail in the Vanier Industrial Park.

  Crime

  Jan 23, 2023
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• FSIN calls for change after Saskatchewan Penitentiary assault

  Darla Fourstar said her son told her he was assaulted in his cell and requires medication and healing.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2022
• Contraband items worth over $30K seized at Kingston security facility

  Over 30,000 dollars worth of contraband items seized at Collins Bay Institution last week, including tobacco, drugs and cellphone accessories.

  Crime

  May 26, 2021
• Second inmate death in three days reported at EMDC, ministry confirms

  Paramedics attended the jail Wednesday morning after an inmate was located in medical distress and was taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2021
• 70 COVID-19 cases reported at Toronto South jail outbreak, 36 variants of concern

  Toronto Public Health says following site-wide testing there are 70 cases of coronavirus between both staff and inmates at a correctional facility in south Etobicoke.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2021
• 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
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• Voting behind bars: Informing inmates a challenge for Saskatchewan advocates during pandemic

  There’s no door knocking or lawn signs in prison during elections.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
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• 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