RCMP say Jesse Chanalquay, 30, Clifford Mckenzie, 38, and Brent Mosquito, 21, escaped from the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp in northern Saskatchewan. Continue reading →

A partnership has built the biggest home through Prince Albert Habitat for Humanity, according to executive director Jan Thomas. Continue reading →

A built through a partnership between Habitat for Humanity and CORCAN will help a Prince Albert, Sask., family achieve homeownership. Continue reading →

Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in St. John’s, N.L. has faced decades of criticism for the harsh, violent conditions for inmates and staff, exacerbated by outdated facilities first built in 1859. Continue reading →

The judge says the $20 million sum will go to “additional mental health or program resources” in the penal system as well as legal fees. Continue reading →

The federal correctional investigator and the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the government to meet the unique needs of older people behind bars, whose numbers are going up. Continue reading →

A report from Ontario’s independent corrections adviser has made a number of recommendations aimed at making jails safer, in response to an increase in reported inmate-on-staff violence at the province’s correctional institutions. Continue reading →

A Saskatoon-based methadone manager says he’s not surprised to hear that there have been nine overdoses in November at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. Continue reading →

RCMP have arrested two inmates after they stole a vehicle while outside of the facility on a work crew. Continue reading →