News Items tag as: Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons January 11, 2018 - 8:00 PM The province’s jails are facing some challenges when it comes to recruiting and maintaining staff levels as the union representing correction officers pushes for higher wages. “I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts October 13, 2017 - 6:30 PM His parents thought a few months in jail would force him to sober up. They couldn’t have been more wrong. Kamloops RCMP recommending charges in assault against hit and run suspect March 13, 2017 - 4:12 PM KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP is recommending charges in connection to an alleged assault at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre last week. HIT AND RUN: Accused in crash that killed Kamloops teen assaulted in prison March 10, 2017 - 12:57 PM KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops man charged in connection to a fatal hit and run that killed a 16-year-old girl last year has been assaulted in prison. Muslim inmate's discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard February 27, 2017 - 4:30 PM CONTENT ADVISORY Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action November 11, 2016 - 8:00 PM KAMLOOPS - Violence in B.C. prisons has risen by nearly 40 per cent and the union representing correctional officers says it will continue to do so until understaffing is addressed. KRCC, correctional facilities in B.C. will soon be equipped with naloxone to combat fentanyl November 04, 2016 - 3:37 PM THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - A potentially life-saving drug for overdose patients will be introduced to prisons across B.C. and staff will begin learning how to administer it next week. How B.C.'s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards November 02, 2016 - 2:30 PM NANAIMO SHERIFF TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER EXPOSURE TO DRUG Kamloops jail, university provide trades training to inmates January 19, 2016 - 10:30 AM KAMLOOPS - Six inmates have already obtained the skills training needed to help gain entry-level work in construction thanks to a joint pilot program with B.C. Corrections and Thompson Rivers University. Woman who attempted to smuggle drugs to Kamloops inmate gets jail after squandering second chance December 10, 2015 - 2:30 PM 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. More ... GEORGE: When economic imperatives clash with the military-industrial apparatus OPINION As citizens, we expect a lot from our governments. We expect them to provide wise guidance for our economy, prudent shepherding of our environment, and protection from violence both foreign and domestic. EDITORIAL CARTOON Top News B.C. could provide clues as to how New Brunswick electoral results shake out OTTAWA - New Brunswick voters are heading down a potentially bumpy road with hidden twists, but the recent electoral September 26, 2018 7:00 AM Veterans Affairs ordered to take second look before supporting vets' relatives OTTAWA - The Trudeau government sought to defuse weeks of outrage by ordering officials to adopt a more critical eye September 26, 2018 6:00 AM Saganash drops F-bomb in Commons over federal approach to Trans Mountain OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash apologized to the House of Commons on Tuesday for using the F-word to descri September 25, 2018 9:00 PM Goodale tours Ottawa area destroyed by tornado, says feds ready to provide help DUNROBIN, Ont. - Canada's public safety minister says the federal government is playing a supporting role to pro September 25, 2018 8:00 PM Everything you need to know about the Southern Interior's yellow-bellied marmot Whether it's a summertime stroll through McArthur Island Park or walking around Vernon's Kal Tire Place, you September 25, 2018 6:30 PM Tweets by @infonewskamloop