Maximum Security Prison

• Inmate death reported at Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick

  Correctional Service Canada says Dany Bernatchez died while in custody at the maximum-security prison on Friday. No other details have been released.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2022
  
• 4 inmates charged with attempted murder after Edmonton Max assault

  It was reported that five inmates were involved in a "severe assault" in an exercise yard at the Edmonton Institution on July 12.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2019
  
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• Drone, $86K in drugs and cellphones seized at B.C. maximum-security prison: CSC

  Along 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.

  Crime

  Apr 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.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2018
• Arkansas correctional officers taken hostage by prisoners: reports

  A pair of correctional officers at a maximum security prison in Arkansas have been taken hostage by two prisoners, according to reports. 

  Crime

  Nov 24, 2017
• Edmonton inmates file $5.6M lawsuit over 43-day solitary confinement

  Three 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.

  Crime

  Nov 7, 2016
• Maximum security prison in Edmonton on lockdown; staff doing ‘exceptional’ search

  The Edmonton Institution, a maximum security prison has been put into a lockdown.

  Crime

  Oct 15, 2014