2019-12-05 09:58:27
On December 4, 2019, Glen Vandusen, an inmate from Joyceville Institution died while in our custody following an incident on December 1, 2019.
2019-12-04 17:11:47
In September 2019, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held two Changes of Command Ceremonies in the region of Quebec.
2019-11-30 20:18:43
Today, Anne Kelly, the Commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada, made the following statement on the coming into force of the Structured Intervention Unit and health services-related provisions of An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and another Act:
2019-11-29 15:13:33
On November 28, 2019, at about 8:00p.m., a lockdown was put in place at the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
2019-11-29 09:59:57
On November 19, 2019, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized at Matsqui Institution, a medium security federal institution.
2019-11-29 09:54:52
On November 28, 2019, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Warden Jason Hope, to the incoming Warden Shawn Bird.
2019-11-27 13:44:21
On November 24, 2019 at about 7:10 a.m., as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized in the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution from a suspected drone drop.
2019-11-25 12:33:23
On November 23, 2019, Joseph Archibald, an inmate from Warkworth Institution died while in our custody.
2019-11-25 00:55:08
On November 24, 2019 at approximately 8:30 pm, following an evening count in the minimum-security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, staff members discovered that offender James Fred Katsiris was not accounted for.
2019-11-22 15:04:41
On November 21, 2019, Christopher Sipes an inmate from Collins Bay Institution died while in our custody.
2019-11-20 10:19:33
On November 17, 2019 at about 1:30 p.m., correctional officers at Joyceville Institution’s assessment unit intercepted a visitor who was attempting to bring contraband into the institution.
2019-11-19 12:02:21
On November 17, 2019, George Cole, an inmate from Collins Bay Institution died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
2019-11-16 11:33:56
On November 15, 2019, Justin Baker, an inmate from Millhaven Institution died while in our custody.
2019-11-14 16:23:14
At approximately 1:45 p.m. on November 14, 2019, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) informed the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) that Matthew Shaundel Michel was apprehended.
2019-11-14 11:20:20
At approximately 1:40 a.m. on November 14, 2019, Kendal Lee Campeau was apprehended by the Saskatoon police force.
2019-11-14 11:11:58
On November 13, 2019, at approximately 8:40 p.m. staff members at the Regional Psychiatric Centre, a multi-level security federal institution, witnessed the escape of offender Kendal Lee Campeau and offender Matthew Shaundel Michel from the institution.
2019-11-12 14:30:47
The lockdown put in place at the medium-security unit at Collins Bay Institution on October 30, 2019 has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
2019-11-12 11:57:23
On November 9, 2019, John Andrews, an inmate from the Regional Treatment Centre at Millhaven Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
2019-11-08 16:47:56
The lockdown put in place at Beaver Creek Institution - medium-security unit on November 4, 2019, has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
2019-11-08 13:41:02
On November 8, 2019 at approximately 7:15 a.m., an inmate escaped from Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village, a minimum security federal institution. At approximately 9:12 a.m. on November 8, 2019, Roger Sampson was apprehended by police
2019-11-04 15:55:51
On November 4, 2019, at about 9:00 a.m., a lockdown was put in place in the medium- security unit at Beaver Creek Institution to allow staff to conduct a search of the institution following an inmate assault.
2019-11-04 09:47:34
The lockdown put in place at the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary on October 28, 2019 has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.
2019-10-30 16:37:41
On October 29, 2019, staff members confiscated multiple packages containing contraband and unauthorized items in the medium security unit at Collins Bay Institution.
2019-10-29 16:08:12
On October 26, 2019, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized within the medium-security sector at Dorchester Penitentiary. The medium security unit of Dorchester Penitentiary was placed on lockdown to allow staff to conduct an exceptional search.
2019-10-24 14:36:10
Since October 3, 2019, Collins Bay Institution has seized a number of packages containing contraband and unauthorized items within the perimeter of the medium-security unit from suspected drone drops. These packages were seized through the combined vigilance of staff and information shared with the institution.