Correctional Officer

• Ex-correctional officer charged in smuggling case in B.C.

  A former correctional officer is facing nine charges including obstruction of justice as part of a criminal organization and accepting a bribe, after a smuggling investigation.

  Crime

  Aug 29
  
• Retired N.B. correctional officer writes book about battle with PTSD

  A retired Canadian correctional officer from New Brunswick is breaking his silence about his private battle living with PTSD, hoping to help other officers who may be struggling.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2023
  
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• Dave Hannah, Jr. talks about discovery of father’s remains after 40 years

  Dave Hannah Sr. disappeared Jan. 4, 1983. A correctional officer at Millhaven Institution, Hannah was last seen after stopping at a local bank.

  Canada

  May 19, 2023
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• Staff at B.C. prison bust another backpack-wearing pigeon

  Unlike a similar pigeon caught on the grounds of the nearby Pacific Institution in December which was carrying methamphetamine, this pigeon's backpack was empty.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2023
• 2 correctional officers taken to hospital after incident at Montreal courthouse

  Two correctional services officers were injured during a trial on Tuesday at the Montreal courthouse, after the accused refused to be handcuffed and broke a plexiglass divider.

  Crime

  Oct 5, 2021
• Ontario hiring 53 correctional officer graduates

  Graduates will be deployed to 15 adult correctional facilities.

  Politics

  Dec 14, 2018
• Correctional officer taken hostage at Kenora jail released from hospital

  A correctional officer who was taken hostage by inmates at a jail in Kenora, Ont., has been released from hospital and is recovering at home.

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2018
• Barton Street jail was a ‘hostile’ environment at time of inmate death, coroner’s inquest hears

  A former correctional officer told the inquest, he was thinking to himself, "I just want to get these guys unlocked before they riot on me."

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2018
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• Coroner’s inquest hears inmate was under 24-hour guard when hydromorphone found

  The inquest into 8 inmates' deaths heard that Trevor Burke was in hospital under a 24-hour watch when a syringe of hydromorphone was found in his hand.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2018
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• Contraband search protocols examined at Barton Street jail inquest

  A coroner's inquest probes contraband search protocols and the impact of a labour disruption at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2018