Maximum Security Prison
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Maximum-security prison that held killers Magnotta, Pickton evacuated due to wildfiresA Quebec prison that once housed Luka Magnotta and Robert Pickton has been evacuated due to wildfire. Corrections Canada has notified victims of the people held at the facility.CanadaJun 23, 2024
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Inmate death reported at Atlantic Institution in New BrunswickCorrectional Service Canada says Dany Bernatchez died while in custody at the maximum-security prison on Friday. No other details have been released.CanadaApr 9, 2022
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4 inmates charged with attempted murder after Edmonton Max assaultIt was reported that five inmates were involved in a "severe assault" in an exercise yard at the Edmonton Institution on July 12.CanadaJul 23, 2019
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Drone, $86K in drugs and cellphones seized at B.C. maximum-security prison: CSCAlong with the drone, officials seized a "ceramic edged weapon," two mini cellphones with chargers and a full-sized cellphone with four SIM cards and a charger.CrimeApr 3, 2019
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Scott Thompson: Wanting justice for Tori Stafford makes us ‘ambulance chasers’?Scott Thompson asks why, for the second time in as many months, we're talking about another killer whose rights appear to be placed ahead of the victim and her family.CrimeDec 11, 2018
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Arkansas correctional officers taken hostage by prisoners: reportsA pair of correctional officers at a maximum security prison in Arkansas have been taken hostage by two prisoners, according to reports.CrimeNov 24, 2017
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Edmonton inmates file $5.6M lawsuit over 43-day solitary confinementThree Edmonton Institution inmates have launched a $5.6-million lawsuit against the Attorney General of Canada after they say they were placed in segregation for 43 consecutive days over the summer.CrimeNov 7, 2016
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Maximum security prison in Edmonton on lockdown; staff doing ‘exceptional’ searchThe Edmonton Institution, a maximum security prison has been put into a lockdown.CrimeOct 15, 2014
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