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End of lockdown and search at Matsqui Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

The lockdown put in place at Matsqui Institution on April 14, 2025, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.


Seizure of contraband at Fraser Valley Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On April 16, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized on the perimeter of Fraser Valley Institution, a multi-level federal institution.


Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Mountain Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On April 12 and 13, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, two packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized on the perimeter of Mountain Institution, a medium-security federal institution.


Assault on inmate at Millhaven Institution 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On April 15, 2025, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Millhaven Institution, a maximum-level security federal institution.


Lockdown and search at Matsqui Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On April 14, 2025, a lockdown was put in place at Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.


Death of an inmate from Archambault Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On April 10, 2025, Jean-Claude Doiron, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.


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