Correctional Service Canada

• Inmate at Drumheller Institution dies while in custody

  A man serving a two-year sentence at Drumheller Institution died Thursday while in custody. His family has been notified and asked that his name not be shared.

  Crime

  Apr 18
• Correctional officers seize more than $10k worth of drugs at New Brunswick jail

  The contraband included 17.61 grams of “Shatter."

  Crime

  Mar 15
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• Large quantity of tobacco found at Collins Bay prison after suspected drone drop

  Correctional officials intercepted another package suspected to have been dropped on Collins Bay grounds by a drone.

  Crime

  Feb 19
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• Former Saskatchewan Penitentiary inmate calls COVID-19 outbreak ‘inevitable’

  A former inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary said the spread of COVID-19 at the federal prison was ‘inevitable’ due to the number of people ‘locked up in a small space.’

  Canada

  Feb 19
• Former Okanagan cop convicted of killing spouse receives extension for escorted prison absences

  This month, the Parole Board of Canada ruled that Keith Gregory Wiens can continue leaving his Ontario prison for up to 40 hours per month.

  Crime

  Feb 16
• Willow Cree Healing Lodge inmate with COVID-19 dies

  A Willow Cree Healing Lodge inmate, who tested positive for COVID-19, has passed away, according to Correctional Service Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• Man charged in RCMP officer’s shooting in Onanole, Man. dies in prison: CSC

  Tommy Beaulieu was about eight months into his sentence at the time of his death.

  Crime

  Jan 12
• Winnipeg man serving life sentence in riverbank killing found dead in Saskatchewan prison: CSC

  Steven Morrisseau had been serving a life sentence for contempt of court and second degree murder.

  Crime

  Jan 5
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• Inmate, 2 staff test positive for COVID-19 at Willow Cree Healing Lodge

  An inmate and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Willow Cree Healing Lodge in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2020
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• Three COVID-19 cases discovered in inmates at B.C. correctional facility

  The CSC said visits to inmates in Fraser Valley institutions continue to be suspended.

  Dec 23, 2020