Mountain Institution

• Union slams needle exchange program after 2 overdose deaths at Mountain Institution

  The deaths have been reported by the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, who credit the fatalities to the federal Prison Needle Exchange Program.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2023
  
• Gary Johnston, convicted in brutal 1998 Surrey murder, dies in B.C. prison

  Johnston was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years in 2011 for the brutal killing of Vic Fraser in north Surrey.

  Crime

  Mar 7, 2023
  
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• Federal correctional facility in Agassiz, B.C. locked down for ‘exceptional search’

  The lockdown was implemented at Mountain Institution to enable staff members to conduct an ‘exceptional search.’

  Crime

  Jan 4, 2023
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• COVID-19 case confirmed at federal prison in Agassiz, B.C.

  The CSC says the patient is one of a batch of 15 inmates who were admitted to the Matsqui Institution on May 4, where they were undergoing a 14-day isolation period before being moved to other prisons. 

  Health

  May 21, 2020
• 5 Agassiz jail staff sent to hospital after lockdown

  The Mountain Institution in Agassiz remains on lockdown this morning.

  Aug 5, 2016