Prison Contraband

• Drugs, weapon seized during week of searches at Warkworth Institution

  Items seized during Jan. 1-6 searches of the medium-sized federal prison near Peterborough, Ont., included "unknown" pills, a stabbing weapon, cellphones and tattoo paraphernalia,

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2023
  
• Drone drop suspected after contraband seized at Warkworth Institution

  According to Correctional Service Canada, on Sept. 3, staff at the medium-sized federal prison located a package containing contraband and unauthorized items. 

  Crime

  Sep 8, 2022
  
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• Staff seize nearly $80K in contraband at Bath Institution: CSC

  CSC says Bath Institution staff intercepted a package containing drugs and tobacco worth $80,000 in institutional value. The package was a suspected throw-over.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2021
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• Kingston police thwart contraband throw-over at Collins Bay Institution

  Police say they received a call about someone trespassing on the Collins Bay Institution grounds around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

  Crime

  Jan 6, 2021
• Stony Mountain staff seize $800,000 in contraband from maximum security exercise yard

  Corrections staff at Manitoba's Stony Mountain Institution seized an estimated $800,000 in contraband and unauthorized items on Saturday morning, including cell phones, tobacco, and concentrated cannabis products.

  Crime

  Oct 2, 2019
• $28K worth of contraband reportedly seized at Collins Bay Institution in Kingston

  On Aug. 20, correctional officers say they discovered two packages with a total estimated institutional value of $28,000.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2019
• Drugs, tobacco, contraband seized at Collins Bay Institution

  Correctional Service Canada says the institutional value of the contraband seized was $85,000.

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2018
• Hundreds of inmates go on hunger strike at Edmonton Remand Centre

  Just days after a lockdown at the Edmonton Remand Centre was lifted, about 200 prisoners started to refuse their meals.

  Crime

  Jul 24, 2018