Death of an inmate from Pacific Institution
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On July 14, 2023, Martin Douglas, an inmate from Pacific Institution, died while in our custody.
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On July 14, 2023, Martin Douglas, an inmate from Pacific Institution, died while in our custody.
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On July 9, 2023, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
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On July 11, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Cowansville Institution, a federal medium security institution. The contraband and unauthorized items seized included methamphetamine, hashish and tobacco. The total estimated institutional value of this seizure is $105,528.
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Between July 1 and 3, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized on the perimeter of Drummond Institution, a medium-security federal institution.
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On July 5, 2023, Michael Laverne Wentworth, an inmate from Millhaven Institution, died while in our custody.
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On June 28, 2023, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security federal institution. The injured inmate was evaluated by staff members and transported to an outside hospital to receive treatment.
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On July 3, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized on the perimeter of Cowansville Institution, a medium-security federal institution. The contraband and unauthorized items seized included hashish, tobacco and a cell phone. The total estimated institutional value of the items seized is $20,028.
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On July 5, 2023, Danny Croxen, an inmate from the Regional Psychiatric Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
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On June 27, 2023, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Kent Institution, a maximum-security federal institution. The injured inmate was evaluated by staff members and transported to an outside hospital to receive treatment.
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On June 27, 2023, Thomas Straub, an inmate from Millhaven Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre, died while in our custody following an illness. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving an indeterminate sentence for armed robbery, assault with a weapon, forcible confinement, and failure to comply with a probation order, which commenced on January 23, 2020.