Mission Institution

• Three COVID-19 cases discovered in inmates at B.C. correctional facility

  The CSC said visits to inmates in Fraser Valley institutions continue to be suspended.

  Dec 23, 2020
• New COVID-19 outbreak confirmed at B.C. prison hit hardest by virus in April

  The Mission Institution was the site of Canada's largest prison outbreak in April, with 120 inmates and a dozen staff infected.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2020
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• Convicted murderer escapes from Mission Institution

  Police warn the public not to approach Muchikekwanape if they see him, and call Mission RCMP immediately.

  Crime

  Oct 30, 2020
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• Inmate at B.C. prison says response to massive COVID-19 outbreak was ‘not nice at all’

  The inmate said weeks went by before adequate testing, meals and shower schedules were implemented at Mission Institution, where 120 inmates and a dozen employees were infected.

  Health

  Jun 17, 2020
• 38 inmates at coronavirus-plagued Mission Institution now recovered, officials say

  Over 100 inmates and 12 correctional officers have now tested positive for the coronavirus, accounting for over a third of the prison's inmate population.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020
• All inmates at virus-stricken B.C. prison to be tested for coronavirus: Fraser Health

  The federal institution is the site of the worst COVID-19 outbreak in a Canadian prison, with at least 64 inmates and 11 staff testing positive for the virus.

  Apr 22, 2020
• COVID-19 outbreak at B.C. jail declared over, federal prison outbreak grows: Dr. Bonnie Henry

  The outbreak at the Okanagan Correctional Centre has been declared over.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2020
• Issues continue to plague coronavirus-ravaged B.C. prison, officers’ union says

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Saturday that 70 people at the medium-security Mission Institution have now tested positive for COVID-19, including 60 inmates.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2020
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• Lawyer alleges unsafe conditions, more COVID-19 cases than reported at B.C.’s Mission Institution

  "People are reporting that they're not getting daily showers. They're saying that they've had maybe three showers in the last 15 days."

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020
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• Coronavirus: First federal inmate death reported at B.C. prison as case count climbs

  British Columbia's Mission Institution is the site of Canada's first COVID-19-related federal inmate death.

  Health

  Apr 16, 2020