Southeast Regional Correctional Centre

• New Brunswick says an inmate’s escape from Shediac, N.B., jail was preventable

  An internal review by the Department of Justice and Public Safety says the inmate went undetected for several hours after escaping the jail in Shediac, N.B.

  Canada

  May 15
  
• ‘Sigh of relief’: N.B. community wants answers after inmate’s month-long escape

  A New Brunswick prison escapee is back behind bars after a month on the lam but while the community is relieved he's been captured, his escape is raising questions.

  Crime

  Mar 24
  
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• New Brunswick inmate escapes jail by ‘jumping the fence,’ emergency alert issued

  An alert has been issued for New Brunswick warning people not to pick up hitchhikers after an inmate escaped from the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre.

  Crime

  Feb 13
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• N.B. declares COVID-19 outbreak at provincial jail after 4 positive cases

  The centre said the first positive case was confirmed on Friday.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2021
• New Brunswick government announces investigation into death of Shediac inmate

  Derek James Whalen, 37, an inmate at the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre, was pronounced dead on Sunday.

  Canada

  May 4, 2020
• Moncton man charged in death of fellow inmate

  Michael Adam Matchett, 33, died Nov. 3 after an assault at the jail on Oct. 26.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2018
• New Brunswick inmate dies in custody after assault by another inmate, police investigating

  The inmate was transported to the Moncton Hospital for treatment but died of his injuries.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2018
• Inmate death at Shediac jail attributed to natural causes

  Tyler Sweeney, 49, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre on Feb. 8.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2018
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• Inmate, 49, dies at Shediac jail in New Brunswick

  The Department of Justice and Public Safety says staff called 911 and tried to revive the man, but he died at 6:35 p.m.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2018
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• New Brunswick prisoners affected by jail fire no longer housed in trailers

  According to the Department of Justice, all prisoners who were housed in the temporary trailers at the Shediac area jail were moved back into regular housing on Dec. 11, 2017.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2018