Correctional Service Canada

• Inmate, 26, dies following assault at Donnacona prison in Quebec

  Correctional Service Canada says an inmate has died after an assault by other inmates at Donnacona Institution in Quebec. The man had been convicted of murder in April.

  Crime

  Jul 20
  
• Escaped Quebec murderer killed unconscious man with an axe, court docs show

  The search continues for convicted killer Lory Bill Germa, who escaped from a Quebec prison and may be hiding in Ontario. Here is what we know about the 69-year-old.

  Crime

  Jul 8
  
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• Escaped murderer from Quebec may be hiding out in Ontario, police say

  Ontario Provincial Police say a convicted murderer who recently escaped from a Quebec prison may be hiding out in southwestern Ontario.

  Crime

  Jul 7
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• Convicted killer, 62, recaptured after escape from Quebec prison

  Correctional Service Canada says a convicted killer has been recaptured after an escape from a prison in Quebec's Laurentians region.

  Crime

  Jun 23
• CSC told staff not to inform public about Luka Magnotta transfer: docs

  Newly released documents show Correctional Service Canada instructed staff not to tell the public about Luka Magnotta's transfer to a medium security prison.

  Canada

  May 14, 2024
• Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say

  Healing lodges for Indigenous people convicted of crimes have a track record of success. Supporters are asking why the lodges don't get more government support.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2024
• Charges laid in ‘serious assault’ at Millhaven Institution, OPP says

  A 24-year-old inmate is facing a number of charges including assault with a weapon.

  Crime

  Apr 19, 2024
• Nearly 1 in 4 federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid addiction

  'The crisis is alarming,' one expert said as new data shows nearly one in four federal inmates in Canada are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, more than double since 2016.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2024
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• Most wanted: After 51 months on lam, Quebec inmate pleads guilty to escaping prison

  Denis Bégin was sentenced to 18 months in prison to be served concurrently with a life sentence that he is already serving for second-degree murder. 

  Crime

  Mar 21, 2024
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• Contraband seized at Warkworth Institution after suspected drone drop

  Staff located and seized contraband and other unauthorized items at the medium-security prison in the municipality of Trent Hills, located 60 kilometres southeast of Peterborough.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2024