Correctional Service Of Canada

• Basil Borutski, Ontario man who killed 3 women in 2015, dies in prison: CSC

  Basil Borutski, 66, was serving an indefinite sentence at Millhaven Institution at the time of his death on Thursday, March 28.

  Crime

  Apr 2
  
• ‘Gross mismanagement’: Repairs to leaky pipes at B.C. prison took 4 years

  It took nearly four years to fix pipes at a Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
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• Report into Myles Sanderson finds intake, mental health gaps in corrections system

  The committee investigating Myles Sanderson and the 2022 mass stabbing at James Smith Cree Nation says corrections and parole staff could not have prevented the tragedy.

  Canada

  Mar 12
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• Inmate escapes from healing lodge in Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation

  Police are searching for Nigel Ferster who escaped from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge, a minimum-security federal institution.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• Police, coroner notified following death of inmate at Saskatchewan penitentiary

  Rocky Meechance, who was an inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, died on Jan. 29 while in custody. Police and coroner have been notified.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Over $170K of contraband seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary recently

  Staff members seized $170,566 of contraband and unauthorized items such as methamphetamine, THC, and SIM cards at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary late last week.

  Crime

  Jan 25
• Inmate dies in Manitoba prison: correctional services

  Correctional Service Canada said an inmate was reported to have died at Stony Mountain Institution. An investigation is underway.

  Crime

  Dec 14, 2023
• Dangerous offenders like Paul Bernardo warrant tougher transfer rules: lawyer

  The lawyer for the families of two of Paul Bernardo's victims is calling on prison transfer rules to be changed to account for inmates who pose no chance of rehabilitation.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2023
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• Tobacco, marijuana among items seized at Warkworth Institution prison

  The Correctional Service of Canada say on Oct. 17, staff located quantities of tobacco and marijuana at the prison — the second reported seized of contraband in less than a month.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2023
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• Red-flags raised around medically-assisted death in Canada’s prisons

  The Correctional Service of Canada says as of Aug. 31 this year, a total of 32 prisoners have requested medically-assisted death.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2023