Matsqui Institution
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‘Gross mismanagement’: Repairs to leaky pipes at B.C. prison took 4 yearsIt took nearly four years to fix pipes at a Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.CanadaMar 21, 2024
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Four inmates hospitalized after stabbing at Matsqui InstitutionIn a media release, police said they were called to the Matsqui Institution shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday to reports of a stabbing.CrimeMay 1, 2023
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Staff at B.C. prison bust another backpack-wearing pigeonUnlike a similar pigeon caught on the grounds of the nearby Pacific Institution in December which was carrying methamphetamine, this pigeon's backpack was empty.CrimeMar 16, 2023
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$280,000 of contraband intercepted at Abbotsford’s federal prisonThe Correctional Service of Canada said it is heightening measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions.CrimeJul 14, 2022
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In-person visits suspended at B.C. prison after COVID-19 outbreakThe Correctional Service of Canada said 28 inmates at the prison are affected by a COVID outbreak and staff have put measures in place to minimize the spread of the virus.HealthJun 7, 2022
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Inmate affiliated with Hells Angels dies in B.C. prisonAt the time of his death at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford, Alan Peter Knapczyk was serving a 10-year sentence handed out in 2012 for drug trafficking and other offences.CrimeFeb 25, 2022
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Matsqui Institution on 4th day of lockdown as staff conduct ‘exceptional search’The Correctional Service of Canada issued a media release saying it was "committed to preventing the entry of contraband into its institutions."CrimeFeb 8, 2019
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Someone used a drone to drop $26,500 of drugs, tobacco over a B.C. prison wallThe Correctional Service of Canada is now investigating.CrimeJan 12, 2018
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Matsqui prison inmate caught with $5,700 worth of marijuana and tobaccoMatsqui is investigating how the drugs entered the facility in the first place.CrimeSep 8, 2017
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