William Head

• Officials probing death of inmate at Victoria-area prison

  The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution.

  Sep 8, 2023
  
• B.C. mayor wants changes to prison-transfer system after alleged murder by escapees

  The RCMP said on Friday that James Busch and Zachary Armitage have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Martin Payne, whose body was found in his home on July 12 last year.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2020
  
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• ‘Dangerous’ escaped prisoners charged with 2019 murder of Vancouver Island man

  The two men broke out of the William Head Institution on July 7, and were arrested in Victoria on July 9.

  Jun 13, 2020
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• ‘Dangerous’ men who escaped Vancouver Island prison to be sentenced

  Zachary Armitage and James Busch were arrested in Victoria on July 9, after two days at large.

  Oct 1, 2019
• Escaped Vancouver Island prisoners recaptured in Esquimalt: RCMP

  The two men managed to break out of the William Head Institution around 7 p.m. on Sunday, police say.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2019
• Police hunt for two ‘dangerous’ inmates who escaped Victoria-area prison

  Police describe both men as dangerous, and say the public should not approach them.

  Crime

  Jul 8, 2019