Seizure of unauthorized items at Springhill Institution

From: Correctional Service Canada

News Release

October 3, 2017 – Springhill, Nova Scotia – Correctional Service Canada

On September 29, 2017, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing unauthorized items was seized at Springhill Institution, a medium security federal institution.

The unauthorized items seized included 24 bales of tobacco. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $24,000.                                              

The police have been notified and the institution is investigating.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) introduced a complete smoking ban in all federal correctional institutions in 2008.


CSC has set up a telephone tip line for all federal institutions so that it may receive additional information about activities relating to security at CSC institutions. These activities may be related to drug use or trafficking that may threaten the safety and security of visitors, inmates and staff members working at CSC institutions.


The toll-free number, 1‑866‑780‑3784, helps ensure that the information shared is protected and that callers remain anonymous.

 

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Contacts

Shannon Oickle
A/Assistant Warden, Management Services
Springhill Institution
902-664-4641

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