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Escape from Saskatchewan Penitentiary – Minimum-security unit

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 13, 2021, at approximately 10:00 pm, following an evening count in the minimum-security unit at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary, staff members discovered that offender Duran Laplante was not accounted for.


Seizure of unauthorized items at Dorchester Penitentiary 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On October 28, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing unauthorized items were seized in the medium security unit at Dorchester Penitentiary.


Proof of Vaccination Requirement for Visitors of Federal Correctional Sites 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) is committed to reducing the risks of COVID-19 in all of its operations and keeping everyone as safe as possible. Vaccination against COVID-19 remains one of the most effective tools to prevent outbreaks and protect the health and safety of our staff, inmates, and communities.


Assault of staff member at Collins Bay Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 4, 2021, at approximately 3:00 pm, a staff member was assaulted at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution. The injured staff member was evaluated and treated at an outside hospital.


Escape from Willow Cree Healing Lodge 

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On November 4, 2021, during the 5:00 p.m. count, staff members at Willow Cree Healing Lodge, a minimum security federal institution, discovered that Norman Cardinal was not accounted for.


Death of an inmate from Pacific Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On October 31, 2021, William James Riddle, an inmate from Pacific Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.


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