On September 19, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at the Federal Training Centre in the Quebec Region. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Warden Geneviève Thibault to the incoming Warden Pascale-Andrée Thibodeau.
On September 8, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized in the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary.
On September 12, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Joliette Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
On September 5, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included hashish, marijuana, shatter and cell phones. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $138,520.
On September 13, 2023, Douglas Lagossy, an inmate from Millhaven Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
On September 12, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at Grande Cache Institution. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Warden Paul Bailey to the incoming Warden Jasmine Verge.
On September 5, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Archambault Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
The contraband and unauthorized items seized included methamphetamine, cocaine, hashish, cannabis concentrate and tobacco. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $94,550.