Corrections Canada in the process of hiring Indigenous commish as rates surge and services falter
After more than a decade of pressure, and yet another damning report about how it…
Correctional Service of Canada
Black, Indigenous inmates more likely to experience ‘use of force’ behind bars: Prison ombudsman
Correctional Services of Canada says its aware of and reviewing issue.
SCO demanding ‘thorough investigation’ into death of Pine Creek First Nation man in Stony Mountain prison
The Southern Chiefs Organization (SCO) is “demanding a thorough investigation” into the death of James…
Second man from Sagkeeng First Nation dies while in custody
Chief of Sagkeeng First Nation says family is looking for answers ‘They need to know what happened.’
‘It’s residential school Sunday’: Indigenous prison guards sue Correctional Service Canada
Jennifer Sanderson and Jennifer Constant say they were subjected to racism during their days working as guards
Prison rights groups hold ‘Where is Bill Blair’ marches in Ottawa and Toronto
‘We looked for Minister Blair in Ottawa and Scarborough to answer questions about how he is handling the COVID-19 pandemic behind bars’
Canada’s prison watchdog calls out prison officials over handling of COVID-19
The Office of the Correctional Investigator is the latest to join a chorus of voices…
‘Hundreds’ of inmates quietly released from federal prisons over COVID-19 fears: Blair
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says “hundreds” of federal inmates were quietly released amidst a…
Release or isolate: The debate on how to help people inside Canada’s prisons and jails during COVID-19
The union representing 16,000 correctional service employees, parole officers and prisons guards say its members…