Correctional Service Canada

• Drone drops contraband at Warkworth Institution

  Among the items seized include tobacco, marijuana, crystal meth and shatter.

  Crime

  Nov 15
  
• Inmate at Ontario’s Beaver Creek Institution dies after 31 years in prison

  Officials say the coroner has been notified about his death, as is required by federal policy.

  Canada

  Oct 8
  
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• Inmate dies after ‘serious assault’ at federal prison in New Brunswick

  An inmate has died after a 'serious assault' while in custody at the Atlantic Institution in Renous, N.B., Correctional Service Canada said Friday.

  Canada

  Oct 7
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• Drone drop suspected after contraband seized at Warkworth Institution

  According to Correctional Service Canada, on Sept. 3, staff at the medium-sized federal prison located a package containing contraband and unauthorized items. 

  Crime

  Sep 8
• Edmonton Max inmate dies after being stabbed, homicide investigation underway

  Edmonton Institution inmate Bretton Fisher, 33, died after being stabbed at the maximum security prison and now the city's homicide detectives are investigating.

  Crime

  Jul 29
• Contraband seizures at Collins Bay Institution

  Correctional Service Canada said there were multiple seizures of contraband over the course of a week at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston, Ont.

  Canada

  Jul 19
• 70 nicotine patches seized by staff at federal prison in New Brunswick

  Correctional Services Canada is investigating after a package containing unauthorized items, including nicotine patches, was seized at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick.

  Canada

  Jun 13
• Package containing contraband seized at Warkworth Institution: Correctional Service Canada

  Among the items seized were cannabis, cellphones and accessories, according to Correctional Service Canada.

  Crime

  Apr 11
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• Inmate death reported at Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick

  Correctional Service Canada says Dany Bernatchez died while in custody at the maximum-security prison on Friday. No other details have been released.

  Canada

  Apr 9
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• Tobacco, cannabis contraband seized at Warkworth Institution

  The Correctional Service Canada says among the items seized were tobacco, cannabis and shatter

  Crime

  Apr 1