CSC reports a death in custody at Collins Bay
Correctional Service Canada says it will review an October 22 death at Collins Bay Institution and notify police and the coroner.
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CSC reports $56,018 contraband seizure at Laval federal facility
Correctional Service Canada says staff seized drugs, tobacco and phones at the Federal Training Centre on October 11, with an estimated institutional value of $56,018.
Federal prison privacy reports show why access to personal records still matters
Correctional Service Canada carried 15,100 privacy requests into the next fiscal year, with 94% already past statutory timelines. Its annual report also records seven material privacy breaches.
R v Vinje, 2026 ABCA 332
The Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from an eight year manslaughter sentence. The sentencing judge had considered Indigenous background, intimate partner abuse, coercion and reduced moral blameworthiness while still accounting for the gravity of the offence.
Ewert v. Canada, 2018 SCC 30
The Supreme Court held that Correctional Service Canada breached its statutory duty to take reasonable steps to ensure the accuracy of actuarial tools used for Indigenous offenders without checking their validity for that population.
Canada (Attorney General) v Roberts, 2026 BCCA 397
The B.C. Court of Appeal upheld certification of a proposed class action concerning medical isolation conditions in federal correctional institutions. The judgment didn't decide whether the alleged harms or Charter breaches occurred.
Madden v BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (No.3), 2026 BCHRT 207
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal denied reconsideration of a correctional disability complaint. Simply disagreeing with the earlier dismissal didn't establish the fairness or justice grounds required to reopen it.
Kent Institution assault prompts police investigation and institutional review
Correctional Service Canada says an inmate was injured in an October 12 assault at Kent Institution, received outside hospital treatment and returned to custody. Both the RCMP and institution are investigating, with no findings yet announced.
Community Supervision Is Still a Legal Constraint on a Person's Freedom
Not every person under correctional supervision lives behind a prison wall. Nunavut's Community Corrections program serves adults and young people on probation or conditional sentence orders, supporting compliance with court
In NWT Corrections, Independent Oversight Is More Than a Complaints Box
A person in custody can't simply take their concern to a different institution, and the staff responsible for keeping people safe may also be the people whose decisions are challenged. Northwest Territories corrections l
One Island Custody System, Several Different Reasons People Are Held
A correctional building may hold people serving sentences, people waiting for a court proceeding and people whose legal circumstances call for a different placement. PEI's official custody program information describes a
A New Corrections Law Must Work at the Clinic Door as Well as the Cell Door
A modern correctional statute changes more than the rules inside a cell. It affects how health care is arranged, how discipline is documented and what happens when a person leaves custody. Newfoundland
Millhaven prison reports $739,950 institutional value contraband seizure
Correctional Service Canada says Millhaven Institution staff seized a contraband package on October 9, 2026, including drugs, weapons and phones. In its October 15 release, CSC estimated the seized items' institutional value at $739,950 and described screening equipment, detection dogs and cooperation with police. This is an official security update, not a court ruling.
Care shouldn't disappear at the prison gate
Correctional Service Canada's release process addresses identification, medication and continuing services. The hardest transition can involve people whose care depends on several institutions talking to one another.
When a prison becomes a place of psychiatric care
Canada's Correctional Investigator says the setting itself can interfere with treatment. The question isn't only whether care is available, but whether institutional decisions allow it to work.
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