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Nov 07, 2023, 09:03 ET Death of an inmate from Edmonton Institution

EDMONTON, AB, Nov. 7, 2023 /CNW/ - On November 4, 2023, an inmate from Edmonton Institution died while in our custody. The individual's name has been anonymized to comply with a court-ordered...

Oct 20, 2023, 17:21 ET Assault of an inmate at Saskatchewan Penitentiary - maximum security unit

PRINCE ALBERT, SK, Oct. 20, 2023 /CNW/ - On October 19, 2023, an inmate was the victim of an assault in the maximum-security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary. The injured inmate was evaluated by...

Sep 14, 2023, 10:39 ET Change of Command Ceremony at Grande Cache Institution in the Prairie Region

GRANDE CACHE, AB, Sept. 14, 2023 /CNW/ - On September 12, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at Grande Cache Institution in the Prairie region. This...

Sep 06, 2023, 15:26 ET Death of an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, Sept. 6, 2023 /CNW/ - On September 5, 2023, Ricardo Pereira, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been...

Aug 31, 2023, 12:41 ET Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Edmonton Institution

EDMONTON, AB, Aug. 31, 2023 /CNW/ - On August 19, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Edmonton Institution, a...

Aug 08, 2023, 15:24 ET Recapture of inmate from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

DUCK LAKE, SK, Aug. 8, 2023 /CNW/ - At 6:38 p.m. CST on August 7, 2023, inmate Dane Woodward was apprehended by the Buffalo Narrows Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This inmate had...

Jul 26, 2023, 11:54 ET Death of an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre

SASKATOON, SK, July 26, 2023 /CNW/ - On July 25, 2023, Alexis Simon, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death, the...

Jul 18, 2023, 17:54 ET Significant incident and inmate death at Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, July 18, 2023 /CNW/ - On July 17, 2023, inmates from the medium security sector at Stony Mountain Institution were involved in an altercation that resulted in seven inmates being...

Jul 05, 2023, 16:39 ET Death of an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre

SASKATOON, SK, July 5, 2023 /CNW/ - On July 5, 2023, Danny Croxen, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death, the...

May 30, 2023, 18:02 ET Death of an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, May 30, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 29, 2023, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. The individual's name has been anonymized to...

May 09, 2023, 07:50 ET Escape from Willow Cree Healing Lodge

DUCK LAKE, SK, May 9, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 9, 2023 during a formal count, staff members at Willow Cree Healing Lodge, a minimum-security federal institution, discovered that Dane Woodward was not...

May 02, 2023, 20:29 ET Escape from Prince Albert Grand Council Spiritual Healing Lodge

PRINCE ALBERT, SK, May 2, 2023 /CNW/ - On May 2, 2023, at approximately 2:40 pm, inmate Isiah Hanson fled from Prince Albert Grand Council, a minimum-security Section 81 spiritual healing lodge....

Apr 24, 2023, 14:47 ET Recapture of inmate from Stan Daniels Healing Centre - Section 81 Minimum Security

EDMONTON, AB, April 24, 2023 /CNW/ - At 3:37 a.m. on April 24, 2023, inmate Rowdy Benjamin was apprehended by the Edmonton Police Service. Rowdy Benjamin had been unlawfully at large from the Stan...

Apr 21, 2023, 18:25 ET Escape from Stan Daniels Healing Centre - Section 81 Minimum Security

EDMONTON, AB, April 21, 2023 /CNW/ - On April 21, 2023, during a formal count, staff members at Stan Daniels Healing Centre, a minimum-security Section 81 healing lodge, discovered that Rowdy...

Apr 13, 2023, 14:08 ET Death of an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, April 13, 2023 /CNW/ - On April 12, 2023, Oliver Murdock, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death,...

Mar 15, 2023, 16:16 ET Death of an inmate from Regional Psychiatric Centre

SASKTOON, SK, March 15, 2023 /CNW/ - On March 15, 2023, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre died while in our custody. The individual's name has been anonymized to comply with a...

Mar 05, 2023, 21:08 ET Death of an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, March 5, 2023 /CNW/ - On March 4, 2023, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution died while in our custody. The individual's name has been anonymized to comply with a...

Mar 03, 2023, 13:11 ET Seizures of contraband and unauthorized items at Stony Mountain Institution

STONY MOUNTAIN, MB, March 3, 2023 /CNW/ - From February 24 to 26, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Stony...

Feb 17, 2023, 16:59 ET Death of an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre

SASKATOON, SK, Feb. 17, 2023 /CNW/ - On February 17, 2023, Thomas Heit, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an ...

Feb 10, 2023, 10:51 ET Change of Command Ceremony at the Regional Psychiatric Centre in the Prairie region

SASKATOON, SK, Feb. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - On February 9, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in the Prairie region....

Feb 07, 2023, 15:01 ET Information about COVID-19 at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Women

MAPLE CREEK, SK, Feb. 7, 2023 /CNW/ - The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) advises that four inmates at Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge for Women in Saskatchewan have tested positive for COVID-19. The...

Feb 03, 2023, 12:22 ET Escape from Saskatchewan Penitentiary - Minimum Security Unit

PRINCE ALBERT, SK, Feb. 3, 2023 /CNW/ - On February 2, 2023, during the 9:30 p.m. count in the minimum security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, a multi-level security federal institution, staff...

Jan 28, 2023, 18:38 ET Death of an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre

SASKATOON, SK, Jan. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - On January 28, 2023, Tommy Veevee, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an ...

Jan 19, 2023, 16:49 ET Death of an inmate from Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge

MAPLE CREEK, SK, Jan. 19, 2023 /CNW/ - On January 18, 2023, Cassandra Fox, an inmate from Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge, died while in our custody. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a...

Jan 11, 2023, 09:24 ET Change of Command Ceremonies at Edmonton Institution for Women and Edmonton Institution

EDMONTON, AB, Jan. 11, 2023 /CNW/ - On January 10, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held two Change of Command ceremonies at Edmonton Institution for Women and Edmonton Institution....