Correctional Service Canada
Investigation to look into death of inmate from N.S. prison for women
Correctional Service Canada issued a statement Wednesday saying Samantha Wallace died on Monday after she was taken to a hospital in Truro two days earlier. Continue reading
Canadian prisons ill-equipped to meet needs of older inmates, report says
The federal correctional investigator and the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the government to meet the unique needs of older people behind bars, whose numbers are going up. Continue reading
Hunt continues for escaped Laval killer
Quebec provincial police, who are investigating the disappearance, believe Denis Bégin was likely headed to Gatineau or the surrounding Outaouais region in western Quebec. Continue reading
Police issue arrest warrant for escaped Laval convict, CSC investigating
Denis Bégin was being held at minimum-security facility where he was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. Continue reading
Ill inmate sues federal government for van trip in ‘barbaric cage’
An inmate is suing the federal government for $1 million after he was kept in what he calls a “sardine-can style” compartment of a van for hours. Continue reading
No new Indigenous consultations after McClintic transfer: minister responds to interview
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made the comments in response to an exclusive Global News interview with Correctional Service Canada bureaucrats. Continue reading
Terri-Lynne McClintic’s initial transfer to a healing lodge wasn’t a mistake: CSC
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
It was new policy changes, rather than an error, that saw the murderer of eight-year-old Tori Stafford sent back to a traditional prison, CSC said. Continue reading
‘There’s nothing left there’: A founder of Canada’s first healing lodge says CSC dismantled vision
By Abigail Bimman Global National Ottawa Correspondent
“They discontinued what we put in place, so it’s just a regular penitentiary right now. It’s not a healing lodge.” Continue reading
‘I don’t understand’: Indigenous advocates question why non-Indigenous offenders in healing lodges
Giving more power to Indigenous elders to decide who can come into healing lodges would help make a change, one advocate suggested. Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: White and non-Indigenous offenders made up 11% of those in healing lodges last year
Further data obtained by Global News also shows five offenders with non-Canadian or unknown citizenship were in healing lodges last year. Continue reading