‘State-of-the-art’ jail near Oliver can’t escape violence, drugs, weapons

‘State-of-the-art’ jail near Oliver can’t escape violence, drugs, weapons - BCGEU

Published on February 14, 2018

It has been just over one year since the Okanagan Correctional Centre (OCC) near Oliver started accepting inmates, and while it's a state-of-the-art facility, it hasn't escaped traditional jailhouse problems.

BC Corrections said there were 94 inmate-on-inmate assaults and eight assaults on jail staff in 2017.

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Monday to Friday
8:30am - 5:00pm

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BCGEU Headquarters is on the unceded and shared traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish) & Səlí̓ lwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.