Published on 2026-08-09
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has temporarily relocated 218 inmates from Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal correctional institution in British Columbia, following significant flooding and damage caused by a burst water pipe within the facility on August 8, 2026.
Published on 2026-08-07
It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of Correctional Officers Nicolae Serban and Ramandeep Kaur Maan of Edmonton Institution for Women, who tragically lost their lives yesterday while carrying out their duties in service to Canada.
Published on 2026-08-07
On August 6, 2026, Kiara Mooswa, an inmate from Edmonton Institution for Women, died while in our custody.
Published on 2026-08-06
On July 28, August 1 and 3, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Stony Mountain Institution.
Published on 2026-08-04
On August 1, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Drumheller Institution.
Published on 2026-07-31
Between July 22 and July 25, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-29
On July 25 and 27, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary.
Published on 2026-07-27
On July 20 and 22, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Cowansville Institution, a medium-security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-24
Between July 17 and July 21, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-21
On July 18, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Joyceville Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-20
On July 14, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Drumheller Institution.
Published on 2026-07-17
The lockdown put in place at Mountain Institution on July 13, 2026, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.
Published on 2026-07-15
On July 13, 2026, a lockdown was put in place at Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
Published on 2026-07-14
On July 11, 2026, a staff member was assaulted at Warkworth Institution, a medium-security federal institution. The injured staff member was evaluated and treated at an outside hospital.
Published on 2026-07-13
On July 8, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Drumheller Institution.
Published on 2026-07-10
Between June 30 and July 6, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-08
On July 8, 2026, Allan Winfield Potter, an inmate from Donnacona Institution, died while in our custody.
Published on 2026-07-07
On June 29, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Drummond Institution, a medium security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-03
The lockdown put in place at Mountain Institution on June 26, 2026, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.
Published on 2026-07-03
On June 29, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-02
On June 28, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Cowansville Institution, a medium-security federal institution.
Published on 2026-07-02
In two separate incidents, on June 28 and 29, 2026, two inmates were victims of assaults at Kent Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
Published on 2026-06-29
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) confirms that as a result of vigilant and coordinated efforts of law enforcement partners and CSC staff, supported by an extensive search operation in the surrounding area, the body of inmate Ernest Egon Jensen was found in the ocean off the coast of Metchosin, Vancouver Island, near William Head Institution.
Published on 2026-06-29
On June 28, 2026, Marcelo Aravena, an inmate from Bath Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
Published on 2026-06-29
The lockdown put in place at Matsqui Institution on June 19, 2026, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.
