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End of lockdown at Bath Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

The lockdown put in place at Bath Institution on December 2, 2021, has ended and an exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations.


Information about COVID-19 at the Regional Reception Centre 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) advises that seven inmates in one sector of the Regional Reception Centre in Quebec have tested positive for COVID-19. We are closely monitoring the situation, and measures are in place to minimize the spread of the virus within the institution.


Death of an inmate from Mountain Institution 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On December 4, 2021, Douglas John Holtam, an inmate from Mountain Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.


Lockdown and search at Bath Institution 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On December 2, 2021, at approximately 7:20 pm, a lockdown was put in place at Bath Institution, a medium security federal institution, to enable staff members to perform an exceptional search.


Seizure of unauthorized items at Springhill Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 23, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing unauthorized items was seized at Springhill Institution, a federal medium security institution.


Death of an inmate from Dorchester Penitentiary

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 27, 2021, Glen Farrow, an inmate in the minimum security unit of Dorchester Penitentiary, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.


Seizure of unauthorized items at Springhill Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 15, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing unauthorized items was seized at Springhill Institution, a federal medium security institution.


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