Corrections

• Prison staff seize $312K worth of contraband at Warkworth Institution

  Prison officials say from late April to May, contraband was seized at the prison, including drugs, edged weapons and a cellphone.

  Crime

  May 31
  
• Faqiri family calls out Ontario government for lack of action on inquest recommendations

  Faqiri's brother, Yusuf Faqiri, says Ontario has not fulfilled any of the recommendations following his brother's death at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay in 2016.

  Canada

  May 16
  
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• Luka Magnotta transfer was flagged twice to then-minister’s office: CSC

  A year before the transfer of Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison ignited a firestorm, the then-public safety minister's office was told about plans to move Luka Magnotta.

  Canada

  Mar 5
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• Inquest probes deaths of 4 inmates in Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont.

  The March 18 joint inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of four inmates between 2020 to 2022 who all died from drug toxicity.

  Crime

  Feb 29
• Faqiri inquest recommends corrections ‘inspectorate,’ rules death a homicide

  Jurors in a coroner’s inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail have recommended the province create a designated "inspectorate" for corrections.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2023
• Virtual inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri at Lindsay, Ont. jail set for Nov. 20

  Soleiman Faqiri, 30, died in Decmember 2016, at the Central East Correctional Centre following altercations with correctional staff. The coroner's inquest will be held Nov. 20.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2023
• 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
• Contraband, cellphones seized at Warkworth Institution

  The Correctional Service of Canada says a two-day search of the prison in late September led to the seizure of tobacco, crystal meth, cellphones and accessories.

  Crime

  Oct 6, 2023
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• Drugs and weapons seized during 10-day lockdown at Warkworth Institution

  The 10-day search of Warkworth Institution located drugs, stabbing weapons and other items.

  Crime

  Aug 11, 2023
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• Assault at Warkworth Institution sends inmate to hospital

  According to the Correctional Service of Canada, on May 28 an inmate was assaulted at the medium-level federal prison located 60 kilometres southwest of Peterborough.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2023