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Assault of an inmate at Atlantic Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

On July 9, 2023, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Atlantic Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.


Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Cowansville Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

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.


Assault of an inmate at Atlantic Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

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.


Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Cowansville Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

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.


Assault of an inmate at Kent Institution

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

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.


Death of an inmate from Millhaven Institution - Regional Treatment Centre

| Correctional Service Canada | news releases

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.


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