| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 16, 2021, at approximately 9:15 A.M. inmate Pierre Sylvestre escaped from the Pê Sâkâstêw Centre, a minimum security federal institution. At approximately 10:45 A.M. on March 16, 2021, Pierre Sylvestre was apprehended by police.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 5, 2021, correctional officers in the medium security unit of Dorchester Penitentiary intercepted an inmate who was attempting to bring contraband into the institution.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 9, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Regional Reception Centre, a federal multi-level security institution.
| Correctional Service Canada | statements
OTTAWA, March 12, 2021 – Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) issued the following statement on the issue of Sexual Coercion and Violence (SCV) in federal corrections:
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 24, 2021, at about 8:00 p.m., as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Kent Institution, a federal maximum security institution.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
Today, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced an update on its Penitentiary Farm Program, which runs at Joyceville and Collins Bay Institutions in Kingston, Ontario. Offenders involved in the program have had the opportunity to learn technical, transferable and soft skills through their involvement in on-the-job and vocational training associated with the farming operations.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 25, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, two packages containing unauthorized items were seized at Atlantic Institution, a maximum security federal institution.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 26, 2021, at approximately 7:00 pm, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband was seized on the perimeter of Collins Bay institution, a multi-level security facility.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On March 2, 2021, Dwayne Simard, an inmate from Stony Mountain Institution died while in our custody.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On February 28, 2021, at approximately 7:45pm, three staff members were assaulted at Grand Valley Institution, a multi-level security federal institution. The injured staff members were evaluated and treated at an outside hospital.
