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Union slams needle exchange program after 2 overdose deaths at Mountain InstitutionThe deaths have been reported by the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, who credit the fatalities to the federal Prison Needle Exchange Program.HealthNov 2, 2023
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Gary Johnston, convicted in brutal 1998 Surrey murder, dies in B.C. prisonJohnston 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.CrimeMar 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.’CrimeJan 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.HealthMay 21, 2020
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5 Agassiz jail staff sent to hospital after lockdownThe Mountain Institution in Agassiz remains on lockdown this morning.Aug 5, 2016
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