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Okanagan Correctional Centre
Vernon man who assaulted prison guards suing after months in solitary confinement
A Vernon man who has been convicted of assaulting three prison guards is taking legal…
Penticton councillor wants answers on inmate release from Okanagan Correctional Centre
A Penticton councillor wants to see the stats on the number of people released from…
Prisoners building 50 picnic tables for South Okanagan farm workers
Prisoners are building picnic tables for farm workers in the South Okanagan. Many seasonal farm…
B.C. correctional facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccine in February, March
British Columbia’s vaccination strategy will see staff and inmates at Okanagan Correctional Centre, Kamloops Regional…
Medical incident behind helicopter activity at Okanagan prison
B.C. Corrections isn’t saying much about an incident at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver that…
COVID-19 outbreak at Oliver prison is over
Interior Health has officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak at the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver…
Man awaiting trial for repeatedly trying to ram Okanagan police cruisers refused release, despite COVID-19
COVID-19 may be changing just about everything, but it isn't enough to set free one…
BREAKING: B.C. reports six more COVID-19 fatalities
Six more people have died as a result of COVID-19 in B.C within the last…
Okanagan Correctional Centre inmate suing for being served ‘bad food’
An inmate is suing the Okanagan Correctional Centre in Oliver for $14,000 claiming he was…
Firefighters called to Okanagan Corrections Centre to deal with fire in cell
An early morning fire at the Okanagan Correctional Centre created smoky conditions in one of…
Lawsuit for Okanagan Correctional Centre slip and fall
An inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre has filed a civil suit claiming he fell and…
Inmate suing Okanagan Correctional Centre for slipping on freshly mopped floor
An inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre has filed a civil suit claiming he fell and…
Without Greyhound, how will released inmates get home from Kamloops, Oliver prisons?
The shut down of Greyhound routes across B.C. is slated to come into place next…
Vernon man will spend two years in prison for assault on Okanagan corrections officer
PENTICTON – A Vernon man will spend another two years behind bars for assaulting a…
Inmate pleads guilty to assaulting Okanagan Correctional Centre officer
PENTICTON – An inmate at Okanagan Correctional Centre will spend between 18 months and three…
No evidence inmates released from Okanagan Correctional Centre remain in the area: Penticton RCMP commander
PENTICTON – Okanagan Correctional Centre is not contributing to Penticton’s criminal population, the city's top…
Local inmates join fight to protect South Okanagan from flooding
OLIVER – It’s all hands on deck in the South Okanagan as even inmates at…
Officer assaulted at Okanagan Correctional Centre
OLIVER – An officer at Okanagan Correctional Centre was the victim of an assault by…
New Okanagan prison horse care program provides calming influence on inmates
OLIVER – A new program for inmates at the Okanagan Correctional Centre is helping inmates…
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…
Oliver RCMP feeling the effects of new prison
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s recently opened prison is starting to tax police resources in…
Probation breach gets Penticton man seven days in a shiny new jail cell
PENTICTON – A Penticton man will be one of the first inmates at the new…
New clinic in Vernon hopes to catch missed FASD diagnoses among adults, including inmates
VERNON – A new clinic in Vernon is filling a province-wide gap for adults struggling…
B.C’s newest jail in Oliver will be ready for prisoners early next year
OLIVER – The province's newest, and biggest prison, has been officially opened in Oliver. Politicians…