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Okanagan Correctional Centre
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…
Site of prison originally planned for Kelowna could soon be an industrial subdivision
KELOWNA – A site in north Kelowna once touted as a location for a new…
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…
Correctional centre continues to spin off economic benefits as construction winds down
PENTICTON – As construction begins winding down at the Okanagan Correctional Centre and employment patterns…
Okanagan Correctional Centre will be ready to house inmates this January
PENTICTON – The South Okanagan’s new jail, located just north of Oliver, will begin receiving…
How to lockdown a correctional centre job
PENTICTON - The South Okanagan will get an economic shot in the arm when the Okanagan Correctional Centre is completed in late 2016 and the recruitment process for jobs at the prison continues. More than 240 full-time correctional officer jobs will open up, creating opportunities for those interested in the demanding role as a correctional...
Okanagan Correctional Centre stimulates local economy
PENTICTON - The $200 million Okanagan Correctional Centre has entered it's second year of construction with a completion date in the fall of 2016. The facility is rapidly taking shape as one of the three cell “pods” nears completion and the prison’s administration building begins to take shape. More than 375 people have worked on...
Correctional Centre taking shape in Oliver desert
PENTICTON - Grey concrete walls are going up on the desert bench at the Senkulmen Business Park north of Oliver for an institution that will be the first of its kind in the South Okanagan. Construction of B.C.’s newest medium security prison, the Okanagan Correctional Centre, has been underway since site preparation began in April...