Dorchester Penitentiary

• Inmate who briefly escaped from New Brunswick prison was violent career criminal

  The inmate attracted national attention in 2008 when he managed to slip out of double-locked leg irons and flee from the back of a corrections van.

  Crime

  Apr 18, 2024
  
• N.B. murderer who spent 5 decades in prison dies at Dorchester Penitentiary

  Convicted murderer Melvin Miller, who spent 51 years in prison, has died at the Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick. A cause of death was not released.

  Canada

  Mar 18, 2023
  
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• 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, 2022
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• Killer Gregory Despres ordered to remain in N.B. secure psychiatric facility

  A trial in 2008 determined Gregory Despres was suffering delusions and schizophrenia when he killed Fred Fulton and Verna Decarie in their Minto, N.B., home.

  Crime

  Mar 17, 2021
• Correctional officers seize more than $10k worth of drugs at New Brunswick jail

  The contraband included 17.61 grams of “Shatter."

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2021
• Moncton Shooter Justin Bourque ‘not in good shape’ after overdose in New Brunswick prison

  On June 4, 2014, Justin Bourque killed three RCMP officers and wounded two others in a shooting rampage.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
• Serial sex offender dies in New Brunswick jail of apparent natural causes

  Donald Duane Bartlett died on Aug. 11, 2020, while in the custody of Correctional Service Canada at Dorchester Penitentiary.

  Crime

  Aug 13, 2020
• High-risk to reoffend Halifax man arrested for breaching release conditions

  Dionne has a criminal convictions history dating back to 1985 that include sexual assault, assault, kidnapping and drug trafficking.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2020
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• RCMP investigating after inmate assaulted at Dorchester Penitentiary in New Brunswick

  The inmate was evaluated by staff before being transported to a hospital offsite to receive medical treatment. 

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2020
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• Inmate at New Brunswick’s Dorchester penitentiary dies while in custody

  The Correctional Service of Canada says that Edward Pittman's death appears to be the result of natural causes after an illness.

  Crime

  May 13, 2020