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Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
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…
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…
Kamloops jail, university provide trades training to inmates
KAMLOOPS – Six inmates have already obtained the skills training needed to help gain entry-level…
Woman who attempted to smuggle drugs to Kamloops inmate gets jail after squandering second chance
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman who tried to smuggle drugs to her boyfriend in jail will serve a six-month jail sentence after leaving the drug rehabilitation program the courts ordered her to complete. Erin O’Morrow appeared by video in Kamloops Supreme Court today, Dec. 10, after breaching the conditions of an 18-month probation order Justice...
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 has highest number in the province for in-custody deaths
KAMLOOPS - Since August 2014 there have been four in-custody death’s at six regional provincial jails, three of which were in Kamloops according to data from the Ministry of Justice. The number went from three to four on Monday, Sept. 21 with the latest death in Kamloops but details of the case, including the inmate’s...
UPDATE: Inmate dies at Kamloops jail; third in less than a year
KAMLOOPS - Another inmate has died at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre, making it the third to occur in a year. Details surrounding the case are still being confirmed, but Dean Purdy, chair of corrections and sheriffs services component of the B.C. Government and Service Employee’s Union, confirmed the death occurred Monday night, Sept. 21....
SNELSON TRIAL: Killer’s sentence depends on finding of sexual assault argument
KAMLOOPS —It’s been almost 22 years since the night Neil Snelson killed college student Jennifer Cusworth after a party in Kelowna in 1993 and now Cusworth's family has one week left to find out how long he'll spend in prison. The 19-year-old Cusworth was found dead in a ditch on Swamp Road in Kelowna in...
Flagging violent inmates viewed as interim solution
KAMLOOPS - An order to flag violent inmates at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre may help prevent workplace violence, but it might not do much to curb the underlying issues. The WorkSafe B.C. order to readily identify inmates with a history of violence is a soft approach to the daily safety issues officers face in...
Family hopes inquest will dispel mystery surrounding death of Kamloops inmate
KAMLOOPS - This winter an east coast family hopes to get answers on what caused the death of Dylan Levi Judd — an inmate found dead in a Kamloops jail cell last year. The B.C. Coroners service will hold an inquest on the deceased this November. Twenty-year-old Judd was found unresponsive in his cell during...
Kamloops jail ordered to flag inmates with a history of violence: WorkSafe B.C.
KAMLOOPS - WorkSafe B.C. ordered administrators at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre to flag or identify violent offenders after an inspector discovered there wasn't a proper system in place to warn corrections officers of a potential assault. Inspector Vincent Strain prepared his report and order to create a new flagging system after an inmate assaulted...
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…
Second assault at Kamloops jail this week
KAMLOOPS - Emergency personnel were on scene at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre for an inmate assault this morning, June 24. Dean Purdy, chair of the corrections and sheriffs services component of the B.C. Government and Service Employee’s Union, says an ambulance and fire truck arrived at the jail this morning. “The inmate-on-inmate violence occurs...