Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre

Violent Kamloops prisoner sues province for delays in medical care
A Kamloops man in prison for, among other things, carving the word "rat" into a…
Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence
Correctional officers gathered at the front gates of Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre today to raise…
How B.C. prisons are failing incarcerated women across the Southern Interior
Jenna-Lee Frost is no stranger to being behind bars, whether it’s in city cells at…

Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week
Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre staff are expected to rally outside of the local prison on…

Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons
The province’s jails are facing some challenges when it comes to recruiting and maintaining staff…

“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts
His parents thought a few months in jail would force him to sober up. They…

Kamloops RCMP recommending charges in assault against hit and run suspect
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops RCMP is recommending charges in connection to an alleged assault at Kamloops…

HIT AND RUN: Accused in crash that killed Kamloops teen assaulted in prison
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops man charged in connection to a fatal hit and run that…

Muslim inmate’s discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard
CONTENT ADVISORY KAMLOOPS – A Muslim prisoner who says correctional officers at the Kamloops prison…

Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action
KAMLOOPS – Violence in B.C. prisons has risen by nearly 40 per cent and the…

KRCC, correctional facilities in B.C. will soon be equipped with naloxone to combat fentanyl
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A potentially life-saving drug for overdose patients will be introduced to prisons across…

How B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards
NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – B.C.’s fentanyl crisis is…

Safety levels at Kamloops jail questioned by union chair after violent assault on corrections officer
KAMLOOPS – A union chair is calling on the province to offer staff more protective…

Transgender inmate transferred from all-male Kamloops jail to female correctional centre
KAMLOOPS – For the first time under new protocol B.C. Corrections has transferred an inmate,…

Kamloops jail, university provide trades training to inmates
KAMLOOPS – Six inmates have already obtained the skills training needed to help gain entry-level…