Corrections

• Corrections makes significant contraband bust at Collins Bay Institution

  Items seized in mid-June include 546 g of cannabis, 60 g of cannabis concentrate, 1 g of crystal meth and over 1,200 g of tobacco.

  Canada

  Jun 23
  
• 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
  
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• First responders call for more support for them and their families living with PTSD

  There's a growing concern about the people working on the front lines. But beyond the worries for their mental health, there's a fear for their families who are also suffering.

  Features

  Jun 3
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• Saskatchewan inmate dies at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections says a 25-year-old inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert was found unresponsive in her cell on Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• 3 arrested in attempt to throw contraband over wall at Bath Correctional Institution

  OPP say 3 people have been arrested and are facing charges in connection with an attempt to get contraband over a wall at Bath Correctional Institution.

  Crime

  Apr 13
• Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay adds security team targeting human, drug trafficking

  The institutional security teams gather information within correctional facilities to help prevent human trafficking, drug trafficking, and detect contraband items.

  Politics

  Mar 2
• Correctional centres in Saskatchewan report jump in COVID-19 infections

  COVID-19 outbreaks have been declared in the past few weeks at the province's correctional centres, including facilities in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert.

  Health

  Jan 26
• Charges dismissed against nine N.L. correctional officers in relation to inmate death

  Jonathan Henoche was 33 when he died at Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's on Nov. 6, 2019.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2021
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• Inmate death at Warkworth Institution to be reviewed: Correctional Service of Canada

  The inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence since July 2015 for a number of offences including sexual assault with a weapon.

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2021
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• N.S. trial set to begin for six of 15 charged in vicious assault of Halifax inmate

  The victim sustained life-threatening injuries in the Dec. 2, 2019 attack at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2021