News Items tag as: Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre

Violent Kamloops prisoner sues province for delays in medical care
July 28, 2022 - 6:00 PM

A Kamloops man in prison for, among other things, carving the word "rat" into a man's chest is suing, alleging he failed to get a proper medical diagnosis for a parasite he says he had for two years.
Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence
October 17, 2019 - 1:37 PM

Correctional officers gathered at the front gates of Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre today to raise awareness about violence inside the workplace.
How B.C. prisons are failing incarcerated women across the Southern Interior
October 17, 2019 - 7:30 AM

Jenna-Lee Frost is no stranger to being behind bars, whether it’s in city cells at the downtown Kamloops RCMP detachment or in the Lower Mainland at an all women’s prison.
Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week
October 15, 2019 - 5:10 PM

Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre staff are expected to rally outside of the local prison on Thursday to bring attention to increased violence against correctional officers.
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

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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.
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News Items tag as: Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre

Violent Kamloops prisoner sues province for delays in medical care

Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence

How B.C. prisons are failing incarcerated women across the Southern Interior

Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week

Union blames low pay for high turnover of guards at provincial prisons

“I was high for my entire stay:” Why B.C. prisons aren’t helping addicts

Kamloops RCMP recommending charges in assault against hit and run suspect

HIT AND RUN: Accused in crash that killed Kamloops teen assaulted in prison

Muslim inmate's discrimination complaint against Kamloops prison will be heard

Prison violence on the rise at KRCC and other jails prompts union to take action

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