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Apr 15, 2025, 11:41 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at the Federal Training Centre

LAVAL, QC, April 15, 2025 /CNW/ - On April 10, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Federal Training Centre, a multi-level...

Apr 14, 2025, 11:44 ET Statement - Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, April 14, 2025 /CNW/ - On April 10, 2025, Jean-Claude Doiron, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of ...

Apr 11, 2025, 17:11 ET Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, April 11, 2025 /CNW/ - On April 9, 2025, Guy Tousignant, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of...

Mar 25, 2025, 17:05 ET Death of an inmate from Regional Reception Centre

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, March 25, 2025 /CNW/ - On March 22, 2025, Dominic Poirier, an inmate from the Regional Reception Center, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate was...

Feb 24, 2025, 19:28 ET Recapture of inmate from Archambault Institution - minimum security unit

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Feb. 24, 2025 /CNW/ - At approximately 5:45 p.m. on February 24, 2025, inmate Ricardo Vilches was apprehended by the Toronto Police Service. This inmate had been...

Feb 24, 2025, 15:54 ET Escape from Archambault Institution (minimum security unit)

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Feb. 24, 2025 /CNW/ - On February 24, 2025, during the 12:00 p.m. count in the minimum-security unit at Archambault Institution, a multi-level security federal...

Feb 04, 2025, 13:44 ET Seizure of contraband items at Drummond Institution

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, Feb. 4, 2025 /CNW/ - On January 29, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband items was seized at Drummond Institution, a medium security ...

Jan 02, 2025, 15:46 ET Death of an inmate from Drummond Institution

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, Jan. 2, 2025 /CNW/ - On January 2, 2025, Danny Mcilwaine an inmate from Drummond Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate was 62 years old and had...

Nov 08, 2024, 23:29 ET Escape from Archambault Institution (minimum security unit)

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Nov. 8, 2024 /CNW/ - On November 8, 2024, during the 7:30 p.m. count, staff members of the minimum-security unit at Archambault Institution, a multi-level security...

Oct 30, 2024, 17:12 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at the Donnacona Institution

DONNACONA, QC, Oct. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - On October 25, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security ...

Oct 23, 2024, 10:18 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at the Donnacona Institution

DONNACONA, QC, Oct. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - On October 17, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Donnacona Institution, a maximum security ...

Oct 07, 2024, 17:21 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at the Federal Training Centre

LAVAL, QC, Oct. 7, 2024 /CNW/ - On October 4, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of the staff, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Federal Training Centre, a multi-level security...

Sep 20, 2024, 14:48 ET Death of an inmate from the Regional Reception Centre

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Sept. 20, 2024 /CNW/ - On September 19, 2024, Jano Vincent, an inmate from the Regional Reception Centre, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the person was...

Sep 17, 2024, 15:19 ET Statement - Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Sept. 17, 2024 /CNW/ - On September 15, 2024, Guy Bissonnette, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time...

Sep 13, 2024, 17:13 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Sept. 13, 2024 /CNW/ - On September 11, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Archambault Institution, a...

Sep 05, 2024, 14:25 ET Recapture of inmate from the Federal Training Centre - minimum-security unit

LAVAL, QC, Sept. 5, 2024 /CNW/ - At 5:25 a.m. on September 3, inmate Yacine Zouaoui was apprehended by international partners. This inmate had been unlawfully at large from the minimum security unit...

Aug 23, 2024, 10:46 ET Seizures of contraband and unauthorized items at the Regional Reception Centre

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Aug. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - On August 19, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Regional Reception Centre, a ...

Aug 09, 2024, 17:41 ET Statement - Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, Aug. 9, 2024 /CNW/ - On August 8, 2024, Sebastien Boisvert, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been...

Jul 25, 2024, 11:22 ET Death of an inmate from Donnacona Institution

DONNACONA, QC, July 25, 2024 /CNW/ - On July 24, 2024, Régis Lavoie, an inmate from Donnacona Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an...

Jul 23, 2024, 16:52 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Drummond Institution

DRUMMONDVILLE, QC, July 23, 2024 /CNW/ - On July 19, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of...

Jun 27, 2024, 17:08 ET Death of an inmate from the Federal Training Center

LAVAL, QC, June 27, 2024 /CNW/ - On June 24, 2024, Jacques Dumont, an inmate from the Federal Training Center, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death, the person...

Jun 21, 2024, 15:13 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Cowansville Institution

COWANSVILLE, QC, June 21, 2024 /CNW/ - On June 20, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Cowansville Institution, a medium-security...

Jun 03, 2024, 17:59 ET Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, June 3, 2024 /CNW/ - On May 31, 2024, Roland Lachance, an inmate at Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death,...

May 29, 2024, 15:17 ET Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC, May 29, 2024 /CNW/ - On May 26, 2024, Jean Brousseau, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving ...

May 24, 2024, 09:50 ET Escape from the Federal Training Centre (Minimum Security)

LAVAL, QC, May 24, 2024 /CNW/ - On May 24, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., staff members at the Federal Training Centre (minimum security) discovered that Yacine Zouaoui was not accounted for. The ...

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