Grand Valley Institution
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Inquest announced into death of inmate at Kitchener, Ont. women’s prisonOntario has announced that it will be holding an inquest into the death of Terry Baker who died in 2016 while serving at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener.CanadaMar 17, 2023
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Correctional officer charged in alleged sexual assault of inmate at women’s prison in KitchenerPolice say a correctional officer has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted an inmate at a women's prison in Ontario.CrimeDec 14, 2022
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7 women test positive for COVID-19 at Kitchener, Ont., prisonThere are now seven inmates at the Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener who have tested positive for COVID-19.CanadaApr 7, 2020
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Coronavirus: Grand Valley inmates in Kitchener on lockdown over infections, guards union saysThe union representing guards says at least four inmates of Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont., are infected.CanadaApr 5, 2020
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Former Grand Valley inmate reveals how making popcorn in prison changed her lifeO'Brien says she was inspired within the first few months of her incarceration by how creative other inmates were with snacks.LifestyleJun 11, 2019
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Corrections Canada to introduce needle exchange program at 2 federal prisonsBeginning next month, Corrections Canada will provide clean needles for injection drug users at two of its prisons. The country's prison watchdog has been pushing for more than a decade. But those working on the front-lines say the move puts them at risk.CanadaMay 17, 2018
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Inmate found dead in Grand Valley InstitutionCorrectional Service Canada says a woman serving a sentence for first-degree murder has died in an Ontario prison.CanadaJul 6, 2016
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Ashley Smith’s family calls for reopened criminal investigation in her deathThe death of a young woman who strangled herself in a segregation cell was a homicide, ruled a coroner's inquest jury, who recommended that seriously mentally ill female offenders not be held in prisons.CanadaDec 20, 2013
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Ashley Smith inquest: Key recommendations from the juryA list of some of the key recommendations made by the jury at the Ashley Smith inquest, after returning a homicide verdict.CanadaDec 19, 2013
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