OCC

• Former inmate denied kosher meals at Okanagan jail loses human rights complaint

  Griffith said his request for kosher meals was denied numerous times in 2017 and 2018, while he was in custody at OCC and North Fraser Pretrial Centre.

  Dec 28, 2020
  
• COVID-19 outbreak at B.C.’s Okanagan Correctional Centre declared over

  In total, seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 with no one in custody contracting the virus, the health authority says.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2020
  
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• Contact tracing underway following 3 confirmed cases at Okanagan Correctional Centre

  Interior Health says there is no evidence of community transmission, and that it is closely monitoring the situation.

  Health

  Aug 14, 2020
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• Oliver, B.C. man released early from Okanagan jail due to COVID-19 outbreak

  The former inmate said the remainder of his four-month sentence for driving while suspended is forgiven and he will not have to serve the 29 days in the future. 

  Health

  Apr 6, 2020
• Sick inmate recently released from Okanagan jail fears he may have been exposed to COVID-19

  The former inmate has now voluntarily chosen to self-isolate, after experiencing symptoms including a runny nose, scratchy throat and dry cough.

  Health

  Apr 5, 2020
• Mother of inmate fears for son’s safety after COVID-19 confirmed at Okanagan jail

  It's the first COVID-19 positive case in a B.C. jail.

  Health

  Apr 2, 2020
• Ighani granted freedom, sentenced to time-served for Okanagan prison attacks

  Afshin Maleki Ighani, 48, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court in Penticton on Tuesday to two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of assaulting a peace officer.

  Jan 28, 2020
• Guards’ union protests at Okanagan jail, says assaults on staff have ‘skyrocketed’

  The OCC is B.C.’s newest and largest jail, with 11 living units and 378 high-security inmate cells.

  Sep 9, 2019
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• Vernon RCMP responds to criticism it left seniors home in the lurch

  Vernon Restholm said multiple calls were made to 911 reporting a man with a knife acting aggressively outside.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2019
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• Okanagan College receives $1 million donation

  The family of the late Ron Jacobsen donated $1 million to Okanagan College.

  Education

  Sep 7, 2018