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December 11: Stabbed in the head and suffering PTSD, ex-employee takes B.C. Corrections to human rights tribunal (CBC news)
November 28: At least 10 test positive of COVID-19 at Surrey, Abbotsford courthouses: Union (Global news)
November 27: Union wants better safety protocols after COVID-19 cases at Surrey, Abbotsford courts (CTV news)
November 27: Employer not doing enough to protect courthouse staff, union says, after 8 sheriffs test positive for COVID-19 (CBC news)
November 27: Sheriffs, staff feel 'disrespected' by handling of COVID-19 at Surrey courthouse (Citynews1130)
April 18: Former Okanagan corrections inmate claims lack of sanitation, education during COVID-19 pandemic (Lake Country Calendar)
April 17: COVID-19 First prisoner from Mission Institution dies from virus (The Province)
April 17: COVID-19 case confirmed at North Fraser Pretrial Centre (Agassiz harrison observer)
April 16: Correctional Service Canada releases first federal inmate owing to medical vulnerability to COVID-19 (Globe & Mail)
April 16: B.C. reports lowest increase of COVID-19 cases in weeks, three new deaths (News 1130)
April 16: Accused Mexican meth importers released on bail because of COVID-19 fears (CBC News)
April 16: COVID-19: B.C. officials announce 14 new cases, three more deaths (The Province)
April 16: Thus far, 20 provincial inmates set free due to the pandemic (Kamloops This Week)
April 16: Coronavirus: First federal inmate death reported at B.C. prison as case count climbs (Global News)
April 16: Staff member at Port Coquitlam, B.C. jail tests positive for coronavirus (Global News)
April 11: Prisons Increasing Concern for COVID-19 (Fraser Valley News)
April 11: Prison COVID cases double
April 11: COVID-19 cases rise in B.C. prison as unions call for protection (CTV News)
April 10: COVID-19 cases rise in B.C. prison as unions call for protection (Vancouver Province)
April 10: COVID-19 cases rise in B.C. prison as unions call for protection (National Post)
April 10: B.C. prison’s COVID-19 cases rise to 23 as unions call for protection (Globe & Mail)
April 9: 'It's horrifying': Physicians and lawyers say coronavirus outbreak at B.C. prison could have been prevented (CBC News)
April 8: Inmates released early from Maple Ridge prisons to stop the spread of COVID-19 (BC Local News)
April 8: Inmates released early from Maple Ridge prisons to stop the spread of COVID-19 (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News)
April 7: Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID (Times Colonist)
April 7: Doctors say governments should released as many inmates as possible amid COVID (National Post)
April 7: Doctors urge governments to release as many inmates as possible amid COVID (Globe & Mail)
April 7: COVID-19: Doctors say governments should release as many inmates as possible (CTV news)
April 7: Release inmates, say doctors (Castanet)
April 7: 24 Warkworth Institution inmates test negative for COVID-19 (Peterborough Examiner)
April 6: Oliver, B.C. man released early from Okanagan jail due to COVID-19 outbreak (Global News)
April 4: Union wants BC Corrections to do more to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in correctional facilities (CFJC Today)
April 3: Inmate sick with virus; Prisoner at Okanagan Correctional Centre tests positive for novel coronavirus (Okanagan Weekend)
April 3: Inmate at Okanagan jail has COVID-19 (Prince George Citizen)
April 3: Inmate sick with virus; Prisoner at Okanagan Correctional Centre tests positive for novel coronavirus (Penticton Herald)
April 3: Inmate sick with virus at Oliver Jail; Okanagan Correctional Centre prisoner tests positive for novel coronavirus (Kelowna Daily Courier)
April 2: Union pushes for outbreak protocol as inmate tests positive for COVID-19 in Okanagan jail (CBC)
April 2: B.C. jails to examine COVID-19 risks (Times Colonist)
March 31: Tensions and fear rising in crowded B.C. jails (Vancouver Sun)
March 31: Early release possible for non-violent offenders as B.C. Corrections deals with COVID-19 crisis (Prince George Citizen)
March 31: B.C. Corrections considering release of non-violent offenders because of COVID-19 (iNFOnews)
March 30: COVID-19: Tensions rising in crowding B.C. jails (The Province)
November 27: Employer not doing enough to protect courthouse staff, union says, after 8 sheriffs test positive for COVID-19 (CBC)
November 27: Sheriffs, staff feel 'disrespected' by handling of COVID-19 at Surrey courthouse (News 1130)
November 27: Union wants better safety protocols after COVID-19 cases at Surrey, Abbotsford courts (CTV News)
November 28: At least 10 test positive of COVID-19 at Surrey, Abbotsford courthouse (Global News)
2019
November 28: A look at Surrey Pretrial's storied history (Surrey Now-Leader)
November 27: ‘We are no longer a warehouse’: An exclusive look inside Surrey Pretrial (The Abbotsford News)
November 15: 'Something needs to change': Jail guards feeling outnumbered (Vancouver Province)
November 15: Outnumbered guards sound alarm over jail violence (Vancouver Sun)
November 15: 'Something needs to change': B.C. jail violence alarms outnumbered guards (Edmonton Sun)
November 14: Correctional officers protest for safer conditions in B.C. jails (CTV News)
November 13: UPDATE: Union protests rising violence in B.C. prisons (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News)
October 24: Recruitment and retention plan needed to fix sheriff crisis, says auditor general's report (CBC News)
October 17: Correctional officers rally outside of Kamloops prison to raise awareness about workplace violence (infotel Kamloops)
October 17: 'What will it take, a staff death before you listen?': Correctional officers protest rising prison violence (Kamloops BC Now)
October 17: Jail guards protest violence (Castanet)
October 17: Kamloops correctional officers use rally to draw attention to prison violence (CFJC Today)
October 17: Rallying for reduced ratios in prisons (Kamloops This Week)
October 17: Kamloops correctional officers protest prison violence (Kamloops Matters)
October 15: Listen now: BCGEU's Dean Purdy interview on rise of violence in B.C. prisons (CFAX 1070)
October 15: Dean Purdy interview with Brett Mineer (NL Newsday, CHNL 610AM)
October 15: Kamloops correctional officers to rally against violence in prisons later this week (Info News Kamloops)
October 15: Jail guards set to protest (Castanet)
October 15: Kamloops correctional officers to rally against prison violence (Kamloops Matters)
October 15: Correctional officers plan protest in Kamloops (Kamloops This Week)
October 15: Correctional officers to protest in Kamloops against prison violence (CFJC Today)
October 15: Protest planned at Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre after increase in violence towards officers (Kamloops BC Now)
October 6: Uprising at Prince George Regional Correctional Centre (Perilous Chronicle)
September 26: Something has to give - Castanet
September 25: Lockdown at PGRCC yields differing stories -Prince George Citizen
September 24: One inmate injured after 'major incident' at Prince George jail - The Williams Lake Tribune
September 24: Prison disturbance locks down PGRCC - CKPG Today
September 24: Tensions run high after riot at Prince George prison, union says - My Cariboo Now
September 23: 'Riot' at Prince George jail has guards worried for safety, union says - CBC News
September 23: Inmates 'riot' at Prince George jail, take over elevator and damage building: union - CBC News
September 11: Jail guards sound alarm
September 11: B.C. jails need more guards to address growing inmate violence, union says - CBC News
September 11: Truth about violence and staffing at OCC - both sides - Oliver Daily News
September 10: Province balks at jail gaurds' request - Penticton Herald
September 9: OCC staff join provincial rally against prison violence - Osoyoos Times
September 9: Okanagan corrections officers rally to protest working conditions - Kelowna Capital News
September 9: BCGEU show of force at Okanagan Jail - Oliver Daily News
September 9: Guards' union protests at Okanagan jail, says assaults on staff have 'skyrocketed' - Global News
September 9: OCC guards call for action on violence - Penticton Herald
September 9: OCC Guards rally against violent conditions - Oliver Chronicle
September 9: Jail guards to protest at OCC - Penticton Herald
September 6: Protest planned as assaults on Okanagan correctional officers 'skyrocket' - Nelson Star
September 6: OCC correctional officers to protest against prison violence - Osoyoos Times
September 6: Correctional officers to rally against prison violence - Oliver Chronicle
August 14: BC Corrections looks at how to prevent contraband drops by drones - Prince George Citizen
August 14: Big prison, small community - Castanet
August 8: Eagle Bluff wildfire triples in size, regional jail partially evacuated - Global News
August 8: Inmates moved out of maximum-security jail near Oliver because of wildfire risk, possible to Kamloops - Radio NL August 7: 200 inmates at Oliver jail under wildfire evacuation alert - CBC News
August 7: Locals say wildfires have become 'part of life' as Eagle Bluff fire in South Okanagan continues to grow - News 1130
August 7: Eagle Bluff wildfire triples in size, regional jail partially evacuated - Global News
August 2: More jail for attack on guard - Castanet News
June 7: New sheriffs ready to serve B.C. courthouses
June 6: B.C. jail guards say their safety is at risk as inmate attacks continue to rise - Vancouver Sun
June 5: Union holds rally to protest jail guards' working conditions - Prince George Citizen
May 28: Inquest: Rampant drug use in jail calls for security review - Times Colonist
May 07: Prison stabbing is 3rd incident in 3 weeks at facility - CBC
May 06: Frustrated union members renew calls for changes after riot breaks out at North Fraser Pretrial Centre - News 1130
May 05: Assault between inmates at Saanich prison under review - Victoria News
May 03: Inmate assaulted at Wilkinson Road Jail - CTV News
May 03: Human Rights Tribunal denies BC Corrections bid to dismiss complaint by transgender former inmate - Straight
Apr 03: Union says Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre set record in 2018 for assaults on staff - Kamloops This Week
Mar 29: Corrections officers in Saanich protest rising rates of violence - CTV News
Mar 29: Corrections officers protest violence at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre - IHeartRadio
Mar 29: Correctional officers protest unsafe work conditions at Saanich jail - Oak Bay News
Mar 28: Overcrowding, targeted violence spur protest at Saanich jail - Sooke News Mirror
Mar 09: Record violence on jail staff - Castanet
Mar 08: Violence at an all-time high in B.C. jails: union VP - CTV News
Mar 08: VIDEO: Officers rally as violence in B.C. jails hit all-time high - Vancouver Island Free Daily
Mar 07: VIDEO: Officers rally as violence in B.C. jails hit all-time high - Comox Valley Record
Mar 07: B.C. prison workers endured record-breaking year of assaults in 2018, union says - CBC
Mar 06: B.C. officers to protest violence against prison guards – Abbotsford News/ Surrey Now
Mar 05: The BCGEU calls on Government to improve conditions in adult corrections facilities – Stephanie Smith on CFAX
Mar 04: BCGEU demands action to improve officer and community safety - NUPGE
Feb 27: Corrections officers to stand trial in 2020 - Maple Ridge News
Feb 22: Dozens rally for guards involved in alleged inmate assault at Maple Ridge prison - CTV
Feb 13: Behind Bars - OHS Canada
Feb 06: Stabbing latest act of violence at Wilkinson Road jail - Times Colonist
Jan 21: Four officers at Maple Ridge’s regional prison charged with assault - Maple Ridge News
Jan 21: Guards charged with assaulting prisoner in Maple Ridge jail where many with mental illnesses held - Vancouver Sun
Jan 08: Union calls for better safety for B.C. jail guards - Global
2018
2017
Dec 12: BC Corrections report sheds light on good, bad and ugly at Okanagan Correctional Centre - Osoyoos Times
Dec 8: Data shows violence, contraband in Oliver prison - Oliver Chronicle
Dec 4: Oliver jail already reporting violence, contraband items - Osoyoos Today
Dec 1: Union hopeful new government means better pay for B.C. Sheriffs - InfoTel News
Nov 2: President Stephanie Smith asks Solicitor General Mike Farnworth a question - Voice of BC
May 22: Number of federal inmates who self-harm tripled in last decade - Globe and Mail
May 21: Man living in shed highlights revolving door of criminal justice - Times Colonist
May 13: No cuts to guard positions despite Nanaimo council decision - Nanaimo News
May 03: Provincial sheriff shortage an election issue - CBC
Apr 20: Corrections officers protest outside WorkSafeBC -CTV
Mar 22: Prison guard union boss brings up safety concerns - Oliver Chronicle
Mar. 17: Union boss tours prison - Castanet
Mar 16: Cloud of drugs sends sheriffs to hospital - Salmon Arm Observer
Mar. 16: Sheriffs flown in to Victoria to cover shortfall, union says - Times Colonist
Mar 15: More jail guards needed in Merritt - Merritt Herold
Mar. 14: Kamloops sheriffs helping Victoria with 'crisis' shortage in courthouse - Infonews
Mar. 14: B.C government to increase number of graduating sheriffs this year - CBC News
Mar 12: Health Ministry to take over care of B.C. inmates -Times Colonist
Feb 24: Guest: Dean Purdy - Vice President of the Corrections and Sheriff Services Component at the (BCGEU) -Jon McComb Show
Feb. 24: CKNW: Why is there a lack of Sheriffs at the Victoria courthouse? - BCGEU Component 1 Vice President Dean Purdy joined CKNW’s Simi Sara to discuss the sheriff shortage.
Feb. 23: Second drug case tossed on 'another day of severe sheriff shortages – Times Colonist
Feb. 21, 2017: Court staffing shortages allowing accused criminals to walk free – Global BC
Feb. 21, 2017: Accused drug dealer walks free due to sheriff shortage – Global BC
Feb. 20, 2017: NDP MLA Mike Farnsworth questions minister about sheriff shortage - Hansard
Feb. 20, 2017: Accused drug trafficker walks free due to Victoria's sheriff shortage – CTV Vancouver Island
Feb. 20, 2017: Accused criminals go free due to shortages of sheriffs, court staff – CBC BC
Feb 20, 2017: Shortage of sheriffs exposes ‘failure to put public safety first’ - Times Colonist
Feb 19, 2017: Accused drug dealer walks free because no sheriff available at Victoria courthouse - Vancouver Sun
Feb. 18, 2017: Judge frees accused drug dealer due to lack of sheriff – Times Colonist
Jan 16, 2017: Welcome! First inmates arrive at Okanagan Correctional Centre - Penticton Herold
2016
November 4, 2016 - Nanaimo sheriff rushed to hospital after exposure to fentanyl (CHEK News)
November 3, 2016 - How B.C.'s fentanyl crisis is affecting the safety of prisoners, guards (Kamloops Info News)
November 2, 2016 - Behind the riot (Burnaby Now)
October 20, 2016 - Union says sheriff shortage in Kamloops creating dangerous conditions (Kamloops This Week)
August 24, 2016 - Inmate access to clean needles draws debate in B.C. (Globe & Mail)
August 9, 2016 - Kash Heed interview -- Violence in BC Corrections system (Pulse FM)
August 2, 2016 - Ministry: No numbers on mental health for incarcerated youth (Burnaby Now)
July 25, 2016 - Inmates smash desks, cause flood in six-hour riot at Burnaby detention centre (BC Local News)
July 25, 2016 - Youth inmates riot at overcrowded, gang-ridden Burnaby 'super-jail' (Vancouver Sun)
July 25, 2016 - [UPDATE] Prison riot a result of gang ties, says union (Burnaby Now)
July 25, 2016 - ‘They smashed microwaves, tables, chairs’: Teen inmates stage six-hour riot at overcrowded B.C. ‘super jail’ (National Post)
July 25, 2016 - Overcrowding not an issue at Burnaby youth jail where inmates rioted: province (Victoria Times Colonist)
July 25, 2016 - Six-hour riot erupts at Burnaby youth jail (24 Hours)
July 25, 2016 - Riot at Burnaby Youth Detention Centre lasted 6 hours (Global News)
July 25, 2016 - Riot at Burnaby Youth Detention Centre (News 1130)
July 25, 2016 - Tensions were running high before riot at Burnaby youth centre (CKNW 980)
July 25, 2016 - Fires set, windows smashed in riot at youth jail in B.C. (CTV News)
July 25, 2016 - Riot at Burnaby youth detention centre causes fire, extensive damage (CBC News)
July 25, 2016 - Youth inmates riot at overcrowded, gang-ridden Burnaby ‘super-jail’ (The Province)
July 20, 2016 - Dealing with more violence in provincial prisons (Kamloops This Week)
July 6, 2016 - 'Epidemic of violence' (Castanet)
May 18, 2016 - Listen: Dean Purdy discusses Sheriff shortages and compensation with Kash Heed (Pulse FM | Audio Vault)
May 11, 2016 - B.C. watchdog concerned over ‘temporary’ youth custody centre (Globe & Mail)
April 27, 2016 - Kash Heed Show - Dean Purdy Interview - 2016-04-26 (Pulse FM | Audio Vault)
April 25, 2016 - North Fraser inmate killed, man charged; Guards want more funding to deal with gang violence behind bars (Vancouver Sun)
April 25, 2016 - Feces and urine hurled at jail guard in Saanich (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 22, 2016 - Molten butter attacks in B.C. prisons prompt demands for more guards (CBC News)
April 13, 2016 - Inmate assaults at Wilkinson Road jail rise sharply (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 8, 2016 - Guards at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre overworked, says former jailer (CBC News)
April 7, 2016 - B.C. Corrections criticized over jail fire that wounded 19 of its officers (CBC News)
March 24, 2016 - Lack of sheriffs in B.C. 'reaching a crisis point,' union says (CBC News)
March 14, 2016 - B.C. sheriffs forced to work overtime at courthouses, union says (Vancouver Sun)
February 3, 2016 - Dean Purdy CFAX interview with Terry Moore (CFAX 1070)
February 3, 2016 - Shortage of court clerks, sheriffs affecting B.C. trials (Global News)
February 1, 2016 - Court ‘roulette’ tied to sheriffs; ministry denies shortage (Victoria Times Colonist)
January 27, 2016 - Editorial: Prisons are not mental hospitals (Victoria Times Colonist)
January 22, 2016 - B.C. jails have become ‘default mental health facilities’: union (Vancouver Sun)
January 22, 2016 - Fire at provincial jail in Maple Ridge (Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows News)
January 15, 2016 - Public safety minister tours Maple Ridge correctional facilities (Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadow Times)
2015
December 3, 2015 - B.C.'s jails - Government must step in (CKNW 980)
December 2, 2015 - Victoria accused of hiding information about violence in B.C. jails (Vancouver Sun)
November 28, 2015 - Province doing what it can to keep prisons safe (CKNW 980)
November 26, 2015 - Violent attacks in B.C. jails increasing and victims are suing the government (Vancouver Sun)
November 13, 2015 - Union calls for reopening of 'closed' youth jail; Plan to hire on-call staff shows facility still needed: BCGEU (Victoria Times Colonist)
November 4, 2015 - B.C hiring five staff at 'closed' Victoria youth jail (Victoria Times Colonist)
September 23, 2015 - Third Inmate Death in a Year at Kamloops Jail (Kelowna Now)
September 23, 2015 - Police investigating death of KRCC inmate (Kamloops This Week)
September 23, 2015 - Death at Kamloops jail (Castanet)
September 23, 2015 - UPDATE: Inmate dies at Kamloops jail; third in less than a year (Info News)
August 7, 2015 - Youth’s escape at airport raises questions about closing jail (Victoria Times Colonist)
August 6, 2015 - B.C. inmate population set to rise (24 Hours)
July 29, 2015 - Nanaimo corrections officers win medals at World Police and Fire Games (Nanaimo Bulletin)
July 29, 2015 - Kamloops prison ordered by WorkSafe BC to work on risk assessment following attack (Kamloops This Week)
July 22, 2015 - Security stepped up at Penticton courthouse as hunt continues for gun-toting suspect (Penticton Herald)
July 15, 2015 - Guards at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre overworked, says former jailer (CBC)
June 30, 2015 - Officer attacked by inmate at B.C. maximum-security prison (OHS Canada)
June 24, 2015 - Serious Assault at KRCC (CFJC TV)
June 24, 2015 - Union says Kamloops prison guard was ‘sucker punched,’ bitten by inmate (Kamloops This Week)
May 29, 2015 - Prisoner scuffle highlights trouble at Victoria youth jail (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 22, 2015 - Okanagan jail now two-thirds done, but guards still worried about how their numbers will stack up against inmates (Penticton Herald)
May 6, 2015 - KRCC Guard Assaulted by Inmate (CFJC TV)
May 6, 2015 - Why is Victoria's youth detention centre still open if it rarely has any prisoners? (The Province)
March 23, 2015 - Deputy Sheriff hospitalized after assault (CFJC TV)
March 23, 2015 - Kamloops sheriff allegedly attacked by inmate (Kamloops This Week)
January 23, 2015 - A-G finds rampant B.C. prison overcrowding leads to violence, MLA doesn't disagree (Chilliwack Times)
January 19, 2015 - Overcrowding in Canadian Prisons (CKNW 980)
January 19, 2015 - Assaults and occupancy on the rise in BC prisons (CKNW 980)
January 14, 2015 - Overcrowding is compromising B.C.'s prison system, auditor general warns (The Province)
January 14, 2015 - No plan for overcrowded B.C. prisons: Auditor General report (Metro News)
January 14, 2015 - BC Prisons operating at over-capacity, according to Auditor General (CKNW 980)
January 14, 2015 - Jails stuffed beyond capacity, says audit (The Prince George Citizen)
January 14, 2015 - B.C.’s overcrowded prisons endanger inmates and staff, auditor-general says (Globe & Mail)
2014
December 19, 2014 - Long-term treatment model should be used for B.C.’s repeat offenders: report (Globe & Mail)
December 19, 2014 - B.C. reports call for crime-fighting boss, job training for inmates (Victoria Times Colonist)
November 13, 2014 - Skeleton staff still operating youth jail (Victoria Times Colonist)
October 27, 2014 - 31 percent of correctional officers have PTSD (Salon)
October 27, 2014 - Inmates Aren’t the Only Victims of the Prison-Industrial Complex (The Nation)
September 18, 2014 - B.C. inmate committed suicide by leaping from walkway: Inquest (The Province)
September 18, 2014 - Former jail guard files complaint with B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (Globe & Mail)
September 12, 2014 - Prison assaults spur call for more guards (Kamloops This Week)
August 1, 2014 - B.C. government hid fate of youth jail, documents show (Victoria Times Colonist)
July 17, 2014 - Ministry sets up five-member team to supervise youths in Victoria area; Custody services crew to operate under umbrella of Burnaby centre (Victoria Times Colonist)
June 19, 2014 - Victoria youth custody centre nearly full on weekend (Victoria Times Colonist)
June 6, 2014 - B.C. axing 60 jobs at Victoria youth jail, closing set (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 31, 2014 - Youth in custody centre hardly neglected, visit count shows (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 22, 2014 - Les Leyne: Former inmates praise custody centre (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 21, 2014 - Ex-judge vents fury over planned closure of Victoria youth jail (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 19, 2014 - Youth custody issue may go before Union of B.C. Municipalities (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 17, 2014 - Les Leyne: Time to rethink custody centre closing (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 6, 2014 - Closing youth centre would add to trauma (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 6, 2014 - Victoria Youth Custody Centre numbers mislead: union (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 5, 2014 - NDP call for halt to planned closure of Victoria Youth Custody Centre (BC NDP Youtube)
April 30, 2014 - Costs of closing youth jail passed to municipalities (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 30, 2014 - Closing Youth Custody Centre foolish (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 29, 2014 - Tension in Burnaby Youth Custody Centre could rise with closure of Victoria facility (Burnaby News Leader)
April 29, 2014 - Planned closure of Victoria jail denounced (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 29, 2014 - Victoria police refuse to hold young offenders in cells (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 28, 2014 - B.C. minister says Youth Custody Centre in Victoria closing due to low numbers (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 28, 2014 - Union pleased with WorkSafeBC’s response to reports of violence (News 1130)
2013
November 17, 2013 - Fixing our prisons (third of 3-part series - Toronto Sun)
November 16, 2013 - The Law of the Jungle (second of 3-part series - London Free Press)
November 15, 2013 - Criminals running the show behind bars, says critics (first of 3-part series - Toronto Sun)
November 9, 2013 - WorkSafe targets jail (Prince George Citizen)
November 5, 2013 - WCB issues orders after PG Correctional Centre inspection - (HQPrinceGeorge.com)
October 8, 2013 - Jail crowding overlooked (Kamloops Daily News)
October 4, 2013 - WorkSafe cites Kamloops prison (Kamloops this Week.com)
October 4, 2013 - WorkSafeBC issues orders for upgrades at KRCC (Kamloops Daily News)
October 4, 2013 - WorkSafeBC review KRCC after incidents of violence (Kamloops Daily News)
October 3, 2013 - KRCC Violates Health & Safety Regulations (CFJC TV Kamloops)
September 20, 2013 - Another suicidal inmate leaps from ‘flight deck’ at North Fraser Pretrial (Vancouver Province)
September 6, 2013 - CFAX 1070 interview with Dean Purdy (interview starts at 5:35)
August 28, 2013 - High-security Surrey jail cells to get HD (Vancouver 24 Hours)
August 22, 2013 - Dean Purdy talks with Radio NL's Jim Harrison about overcrowding and other issues
August 8, 2013 - Union welcomes prison review (Prince George Citizen)
August 5, 2013 - Union welcomes prison review (Kamloops Daily News)
July 27, 2013 - WorkSafe will tour KRCC this fall (Kamloops Daily News)
July 10, 2013 - KRCC Security breach worries union rep (CFJC TV Kamloops)
July 10, 2013 - Union demands improved security after latest KRCC break-in (Kamloops Daily News)
June 5, 2013 - Officials confirm charges laid in Alberta courthouse hostage taking (Montreal gazette)
June 2, 2013 - B.C. government pays out over $3.5 million to jailed crooks (Vancouver Sun)
May 24, 2013 - Inspection report out for PoCo prison (The Now)
May 1, 2013 - Dean Purdy on CFAX (interview starts at 36:38)
April 30, 2013 - Alberta jail strike: BCGEU, Libs call for negotiations (Beacon News)
April 11, 2013 - Kirpans allowed in B.C. court rooms (Vancouver 24 Hours)
April 11, 2013 - B.C. Sikhs hail decision allowing kirpans in court (The Province)
March 28, 2013 - Fraser Pretrial Centre inmates were acting strangely outside drug addict’s cell before he was found dead (The Province)
March 19, 2013 - Guards call for safety improvements after inmates leap to their deaths in North Fraser jail (The Province)
March 4, 2013 - Man accused in West End stabbings attempts suicide in jail (Vancouver Sun)
January 16, 2013 - B.C. report finds workers exposed to inmates’ waste excrement (Globe and Mail)
2012
October 25, 2012 - B.C. law courts are full of gang trials, but few anti-gang police (Vancouver Sun)
October 10, 2012 - WorkSafeBC to inspect North Fraser Pretrial (The NOW)
October 4, 2012 - WorkSafeBC inspection of prisons to target workplace violence (Globe & Mail)
September 18, 2012 - Sprinklers douse fire at Maple ridge prison (Maple Ridge News)
Septmber 11, 2012 - Corrections downplays gang-ordered hit on BC jail guard (The Province)
September 7, 2012 - Workers hit bricks for a day (Burnaby Now)
September 7, 2012 - Did Kamloops prison inmate order hit on guard? (Kamloops this Week)
September 7, 2012 - Inmate attempted to arrange hit on BC prison guard: BCGEU (The Province)
September 7, 2012 - KRCC in lockdown after inmate stabbed (Kamloops Daily News)
August 17, 2012 - Capacity at new Okanagan jail worries union (Penticton Western News)
August 15, 2012 - Jesse Margison violently assualted at Port Coquitlam (Tri-City News)
August 15, 2012 - Prison guards want help to deal with overcrowding (News 1130)
August 15, 2012 - Gangster in serious condition after prison beating (Vancouver Sun)
July 18, 2012 - Hockey-stick attack probed at youth centre (Victoria Times Colonist)
July 12, 2012 - Toews says double-bunking in cells designed for single inmates 'is appropriate' (Globe & Mail)
July 4, 2012 - Prison guards' use of force rises with overcrowding (CBC News)
June 28, 2012 - Changes needed at prison Union says (Kamloops Daily News)
June 27, 2012 - Union wants prisoners rotated (Kamloops Daily News)
June 20, 2012 - Inmates assault guards (Coquitlam Now)
June 19, 2012 - Corrections officers target of assault (Vancouver Sun)
June 19, 2012 - Inmate attacks prison guard (Kamloops Daily News)
June 18, 2012 - Union blames overcrowding as inmate attacks KRCC guard (Kamloops Daily News)
June 18, 2012 - Two corrections officers assaulted (Tri-City News)
June 2, 2012 - Guards attacked in Saanich jail (Times Colonist)
May 28, 2012 - Security upgrades complete at KRCC (Kamloops Daily News)
May 28, 2012 - Death in Remand (complete 6-part series) - The Tyee
May 25, 2012 - Liquid feces tossed by protesters evacuates Vancouver’s Four Seasons hotel (The Province)
May 22, 2012 - Sikhs’ ceremonial daggers now allowed in Toronto courthouses (Toronto Star)
April 6, 2012 - Inmate altercation sends one to hospital (Kamloops Daily News)
April 5, 2012 - Union concerned only one guard was responsible for five inmates (Nanaimo Daily News)
April 2, 2012 - Gang fights increase (Vancouver Sun)
February 15, 2012 - Assaults continue at KRCC (Kamloops Daily News)
February 9, 2012 - B.C.’s justice system facing a hefty shortfall (Vancouver Sun)
February 7, 2012 - New jail on Indian land (The Province)
February 7, 2012 - Thriving Okanagan band wins bid for $200 million prison (Vancouver Sun)
February 7, 2012 - Finally snared by the long arm of cuts (Victoria Times -Colonist)
February 7, 2012 - Victoria partners with First Nations on new prison (Vancouver Sun)
February 6, 2012 - Premier announces new jail for Okanagan (CFJCTV)
February 2, 2012 - Purdy/Good interview (CKNW)
February 2, 2012 - Purdy/Stirling interview (CFAX)
February 2, 2012 - Investigation under way into two KRCC security breaches (Kamloops Daily News)
February 2, 2012 - Excrement-throwing attacks on jail guards up (Surrey North Delta Leader)
January 31, 2012 - Feces-throwing inmates present a threat to B.C. guards (Vancovuer Sun)
January 25, 2012 - Girls' detention closure blindsides union (The Tyee)
January 18, 2012 - Youth jail stops housing girls; six staff laid off (Prince George Free Press)
January 18, 2012 - Female youth detention to close (Saanich News)
Janaury 18, 2012 - Female youth detention unit in Royal View to close doors (Vicnews.com)
January 18, 2012 - Young Female offenders in BC (Yahoonews.com)
January 18, 2012 - Young female offenders in BC (Prince George Citizen)
January 18, 2012 - Young female offenders to move (Castanet.net)
January 18, 2012 - Government closes units for female young offenders (Times Colonist)
January 18, 2012 - BC to close two female young offender units (Montreal Gazette)
January 9, 2012 - A Toronto juror's story (Star.com)
January 8, 2012 - NDP calls on government to solve court backlog (Vancouver Sun)
2011
December 23, 2011 - BC prisons unsafe for guards, union says (CBC news)
December 22, 2011 - 18th prison guard assaulted at KRCC this year (Kamloops Daily News)
December 7, 2011 - Riot cases may cripple overloaded B.C. courts (The Province)
December 7, 2011 - Riot cases expected to clog courts (Kamloops Daily News)
December 2, 2011 - Prison guards endure mix of violence, bodily fluids (Prince George Citizen)
December 1, 2011 - KRCC guards lauded for service (Kamloops Daily News)
December 1, 2011 - Maple Ridge prison guards want stiffer penalties (Maple Ridge News)
November 29, 2011 - Reduce inmate-to-staff ratio (Canadian OH&S News)
November 25, 2011 - Prison guards intercept drug delivery (Vancouver Sun)
November 25, 2011 - Union demands action on jail (Vernon Morning Star)
November 25, 2011 - SFU criminologist pushes for more guards (Kamloops Daily News)
November 25, 2011 - Brutal conditions behind B.C. bars (Kamloops this Week)
November 22, 2011 - Government cuts put prison guards in danger: criminologist (The Tyee)
November 22, 2011 - Report highlights dangerous conditions in B.C. prisons (The Vancouver Sun)
November 22, 2011 - Working conditions inside BC prisons: "depressing, frightening, appalling" (CNW)
November 22, 2011 - Guards protest B.C. prison conditions (B.C. Local News)
November 22, 2011 - Government cuts put prison guards in danger: criminologist (The Tyee)
November 22, 2011 - Jail guards face abusive work conditions (Canadian Press)
November 22, 2011 - B.C. jail guards work in deplorable conditions (News 1130)
November 14, 2011 - Prison guard assaulted at KRCC; Violent incidents escalate at jail (Kamloops Daily News)
October 27, 2011 - Union calls for more prison staff (Kamloops this Week)
October 25, 2011 - Inmate attacked with pencil now blind in one eye (Kamloops Daily News)
October 22, 2011 - Security gates needed (CFJC radio)
October 22, 2011 - Only one guard was watching prison work crew (Kamloops Daily News)
October 21, 2011 - Sheriffs' union calls for gates to improve courtroom safety (News1130)
October 21, 2011 - Prison argument ends in stabbing (Kamloops Daily News)
October 20, 2011 - Union points to guard-inmate ratio in escape (Kamloops this Week
October 20, 2011 - Police, Corrections branch investigate stabbing (Kamloops Daily News)
October 19, 2011 - Communities awaiting prison announcement (Vernon Morning Star)
October 19, 2011 - Escaped prisoner eludes police (Kamloops Daily News)
October 11, 2011 - Prison guards on edge (CKNW Simi Sara show)
October 10, 2011 - Guards at Maple Ridge fear gang associate (The Province)
October 10, 2011 - B.C. prison guards fear inmate planning escape with hand-made gun (National Post)
October 9, 2011 - Guards at Maple Ridge fear gang associate has gun on inside (Times Colonist)
September 29, 2011 - Tougher crime laws with no extra money for courts (The Province)
September 26, 2011 - Pot laws could overwhelm BC jails (HuffPost)
September 26, 2011 - New pot laws could overwhelm BC jails (CBC News)
September 24, 2011 - Overcrowded jails to see more prisoners (CFJC-TV)
September 19, 2011 - Union warns of gang violence (Kamloops This Week)
September 16, 2011 - Courthouse assault was preventable, union says (Globe & Mail)
September 15, 2011 - More gang violence in North Fraser Pre-trial (Vancouver Sun Blog)
September 15, 2011 - Inmate severely beaten in BC jail (National Post)
September 14, 2011 - Man linked to Red Scorpion gang severely beaten in jail attack (Vancovuer Sun)
September 6, 2011 - Mental anguish on the rise (Victoria News)
August 22, 2011 - Good/Purdy interview - sheriff shortage (CKNW AM)
August 22, 2011 - Sterling/Purdy interview (CFAX1070)
August 22, 2011 - BC hires 36 new sheriffs to ease courtroom backlog (News 1130)
August 22, 2011 - 36 new sheriffs have been hired (CFAX1070)
August 22, 2011 - Government plans training for 36 new sheriffs (Vancouver Sun)
August 22, 2011 - Kelowna to receive 3 new deputy sheriffs (AM1150)
August 17, 2011 - Alleged murderer among failed escapees (Saanich News)
August 17, 2011 - 2 men charged in alleged prison break attempt (CFAX1070)
August 17, 2011 - Two charged with trying to escape (Victoria Times Colonist)
August 5, 2011 - KRCC guards concerned (CFJCTV)
August 4, 2011 - Razor slashing cause for concern (Kamloops Daily News)
July 31, 2011 - Prisoners stage protest over sick inmate (Victoria Times Colonist)
July 21, 2011 - Alert guards prevent "movie-like" escape (Saanich News)
July 16, 2011 - Provincial prisons bracing for higher numbers (Maple Ridge News)
July 14, 2011 - Guard punched in head (Maple Ridge News)
July 7, 2011 - In the courts (Early Edition CBU-AM)
July 4, 2011 - Province warned sheriff cuts could hinder courts (BC Local News)
July 3, 2011 - Darryl Walker/Mike Killeen interview: sheriff shortage (CTV News at 6 Weekend)
July 3, 2011 - NDP says Liberals haven't restored sheriff court service cuts (AM980)
July 2, 2011 - Courtrooms are getting more dangerous (News 1130)
July 2, 2011 - Judges were warned (Vancouver Sun)
July 1, 2011 - Sheriff cuts restored after outrage (The Northerner)
June 28, 2011 - Benefits still there (Penticton Herald)
June 23, 2011 - NDP leader supports new BC jail somewhere (AM1150)
June 22, 2011 - Safety in our courts must be maintained (The Province)
June 21, 2011 - Sterling/Purdy interview (CFAX radio)
June 21, 2011 - Province reverses latest cuts to sheriffs (Burnaby NewsLeader)
June 21, 2011 - Sheriff shortages will be fixed (Nanaimo Daily News)
June 21, 2011 - One of our officers is going to pay the ultimate price (Kamloops This Week)
June 21, 2011 - Province adds more sheriffs in courtrooms (Times Colonist)
June 20, 2011 - Prison vote sends clear message (Vernon Daily Courier)
June 19, 2011 - Restore 34 sheriff positions (Times Colonist)
June 18, 2011 - Union fears for safety in courts (Times Colonist)
June 17, 2011 - BC court clerks fill sheriffs' shoes (Times Colonist)
June 17, 2011 - Prison double-bunking risks violence (CBC News)
June 17, 2011 - BC's judges gravely concerned (Vancouver Sun)
June 16, 2011 - Trial moves ahead with a sheriff (The Province)
June 16, 2011 - This town is too big for so few sheriffs (Daily Courier)
June 16, 2011 - Sheriff shortages hurt safety, justice (Abbotsford Times)
June 16, 2011 - Sheriff cuts slicing into services (Alaska Highway News)
June 16, 2011 - Will cutbacks in BC sheriffs lead to courtroom chaos? (Huffpost Canada)
June 15, 2011 - When you can't call the sheriff (Vancouver Sun)
June 15, 2011 - NDP leader calls on BC government to restore sheriff funding (Vancouver Sun)
June 15, 2011 - Sheriff's availability allows murder trial to begin (Vancouver Sun)
June 15, 2011 - We have to confront sheriff shortage, Premier Clark says (Vancouver Sun)
June 15, 2011 - Community support required (Vancouer Sun)
June 15, 2011 - No trial without sheriff: judge (The Province)
June 15, 2011 - Cutbacks to sheriffs affect home invasion trial (North Shore News)
June 14, 2011 - Sheriff shortage problem must be confronted, premier says (Vancovuer Sun)
June 14, 2011 - Sheriff shortage causes more court delays (Vancovuer Sun)
June 14, 2011 - Top BC judge concerned by sheriff shrortage (Nanaimo Daily News)
June 13, 2011 - Attorney General to meet with fed-up judges (CKNW980)
June 13, 2011 - Sheriff shortage delays arsonist sentencing (Vancouver Sun)
June 13, 2011 - More court delays Monday (Vancouver Sun)
June 13, 2011 - Cuts will slow justice further (Nanaimo Daily News)
June 11, 2011 - Sheriff shortages delaying BC justice (Toronto Star)
June 10, 2011 - North Vancouver home invasion trial set back (North Shore News)
June 10, 2011 - Cancelled trials a concern (The Vancouver Sun)
June 9, 2011 - Sheriff shortages impacting safety (Abbotsford Times)
June 9, 2011 - More criminal trials delayed (BC Local News)
June 9, 2011 - Reverse cuts to sheriff services: trial lawyers (CBC Radio)
June 9, 2011 - More Vancouver trials delayed over staff shortage (Vancouver Sun)
June 8, 2011 - Trial suspended after judge slams cuts (The Province)
June 8, 2011 - Sheriff shortage slowing wheels of justice (NEWS 1130)
June 8, 2011 - How safe are BC courtrooms? (CKNW AM980)
June 8, 2011 - Supreme court trial suspended because of sheriff shortage (Globe & Mail)
June 3, 2011 - Sheriff cuts endanger court security: Union (Burnaby News Leader)
June 2, 2011 - Province cuts hours of new sheriffs (Victoria Times Colonist)
June 2, 2011 - Sheriff shortage worsens - (AM 1150)
June 2, 2011 - Sheriffs positions cut despite judges' security concerns (Kamloops Daily News)
June 2, 2011 - Sheriff cuts "Russian Roulette"; Union joins judges (The Vancouver Sun)
June 2, 2011 - B.C. cuts sheriffs positions (The Vancouver Sun)
May 12, 2011 - Investigation underway into KRCC assault (Kamloops Daily News)
May 12, 2011 - No cash for sheriffs (The Daily Courier - Kelowna)
May 9, 2011 - Sheriff shortage in BC courtrooms (CFAX 1070)
May 9, 2011 - Underfunding of legal system causing crisis (Victoria Times Colonist)
May 6, 2011 - Sheriff shortage closes courts (Daily Courier - Vernon)
May 2, 2011 - Lumby residents split (The Province)
April 29, 2011 - Scarcity of sheriffs closes our courtrooms (Victoria Times Colonist)
April 28, 2011 - Maple Ridge prisons not good neighbours (bclocalnews.com)
April 8, 2011 - Council prison tour an eye opener (Penticton Herald)
April 7, 2011 - City Council takes prison tour (Penticton Herald)
April 1, 2011 - Bond just visiting, no promises made (24 Hours)
April 1, 2011 - Correctional officer allegedly assaulted (CFAX 1070)
March 30, 2011 - Prison referendum splits small community (Globe & Mail)
March 29, 2011 - BC Corrections clarifies assault numbers (Prince George Free Press)
March 29, 2011 - Arm prison guards with pepper spray, says union (24 Hours)
March 28, 2011 - Purdy/Stirling Interview: Prisons are overcrowded in Victoria (CFAX radio)
March 25, 2011 - Smuggling motivates policy shift (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times)
March 25, 2011 - Assaults on staff at PGRCC higher (Prince George Free Press)
March 25, 2011 - Province should review inmate-to-guard ratio: Union (Harbour City Star)
March 25, 2011 - New home for justice (Abbotsford Times)
March 23, 2011 - Abbotsford courthouse has limitations (Abbotsford News)
March 23, 2011 - Guards say they need to watch (Nanaimo Daily News)
March 22, 2011 - Summerland council submits prison site (Summerland Review)
March 22, 2011 - B.C. to review jail violence tracking system after union voices concerns (The Canadian Press)
March 22, 2011 - Trojan horse makes it into Fraser Regional Correctional Centre (The Province)
March 22, 2011 - Violence tracking system for BC jails under review (Globe & Mail)
March 19, 2011 - Plans to put sheriffs on traffic patrol doomed (Vancovuer Sun)
March 19, 2011 - Police, courts sank bid to hike traffic cops (Victoria Times Colonist)
March 18, 2011 - Courts in crisis (BC Local News)
March 18, 2011 - Former mayor slams process (Vernon Morning Star)
March 17, 2011 - Mayor requests letters of support (Penticton Herald)
March 16, 2011 - BC corrections using "truth verification" device (Vancouver Sun)
March 15, 2011 - Osoyoos band eyes jail (Penticton Herald)
March 14, 2011 - Summerland mayor, council share views on prison (Kelowna Daily Courier.ca)
March 11, 2011 - Members weigh options on prison (Penticton Herald)
March 10, 2011 - BC Jail Officials Caught Flat-footed (Vancouver Sun)
March 10, 2011 - Who Stands Where on Prison (Penticton Herald)
March 10, 2011 - Second Meeting Held on Jail Site (Daily Courier Vernon)
March 8, 2011 - Alouette Gets Max Beds (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times)
March 7, 2011 - Summerland Hosting Prison Info Meetings (Penticton Herald
February 25, 2011 - Sheriffs to Start Helping Court Officials Collect DNA (AM1150 Kelowna)
February 25, 2011 - Build Jails Says Poll (The Province)
February 25, 2011 - Public Backs Prison Option (Summerland Review)
February 25, 2011 - Lands Eyed in Prison Options (Penticton Herald)
February 25, 2011 - Political Battle Looms (Globe & Mail)
February 25, 2011 - Jail Site Ruled Out (Daily Courier Vernon)
February 18, 2011 - More Prisoners Worry Staff (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times)
February 14, 2011 - Sheriffs Traffic Program Shifted into Back Seat (Prince George Citizen)
February 11, 2011 - Sheriffs Get Extra Training but Plans Put on Hold (Daily News -Nanaimo)
February 11, 2011 - More Portables at FRCC (MapleRidgeNews.com)
February 11, 2011 - Sheriffs Get Extra Training (Canada.com)
February 11, 2011 - Tough Pill to Swallow (CHNL-AM Kamloops and CFAX-AM Victoria)
February 11, 2011 - Lumby Reisdents Vote on Jail (The Daily Courier Kelowna)
February 11, 2011 - Butter not for Popcorn (CKNW AM/980)
January 28, 2011 - Shortage of Sheriffs Cancels Three Trials (Times Colonist)
January 28, 2011 - Trials Cancelled Due to Shortage (Alberni Times)
January 28, 2011 - Sheriff Shortage Sterling/PurdyInterview (CFAX-AM)
January 27, 2011 - Shortage of Sheriffs Cancels Three Trials (Times Colonist)
January 27, 2011 - Report Exposes Flaws (The Province)
January 27, 2011 - Few Details Released on Death (Coquitlam Now)
January 27, 2011 - BC Prison Nurse Gave Fatal Dose (The Province)
January 27, 2011 - Arguing Over the Use of Officers (Chilliwack News)
January 25, 2011 - Wrong Use of Officers (Chilliwack Times)
January 25, 2011 - Prisoner death characterized 'critical incident' (CKNW)
January 20, 2011 - Investigation into inmate death at PoCo jail (The Tri-City News)
January 20, 2011 - Bepple wants women's jail here (The Daily News [Kamloops])
January 18, 2011 - Workers processing Tamil refugee claims getting more work space (Postmedia News)
January 18, 2011 - Hundreds more Tamil migrants may be headed to Canada (Vancouver Sun)
January 16, 2011 - No jail here, but lots of opinions (Westside Weekly)
January 15, 2011 - BC Sheriff's want to enforce traffic laws (VANCOUVER NEWS1130)
January 9, 2011 - Inmate held hostage by cell-mate at Port Coquitlam pretrial jail (Vancouver Sun)
January 12, 2011 - How do you feel about a prison? (John Moorhouse)
January 12, 2011 - Even prisons need improvements (VANCOUVER/CKNW AM980)
January 11, 2011 - Hostage taking at PoCo remand centre - The North Fraser Pretrial Centre (trI-CITY NEWS)
January 11, 2011 - Coleman disputes assault figures (CHNL AM Kamloops)
January 10, 2011 - Inmate held hostage by cellmate at B.C. pretrial jail (Vancouver Sun)
January 9, 2011 - Harper government to announce more prison expansions (Postmedia News)
January 4, 2011 - 189 migrants still in local prisons; Tamil boat people were brought to Maple Ridge facilities for processing (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times)
January 2, 2011 - Jail pros outweigh cons for 2 cities; Mayors of prison towns in Alberta, B.C. offer insight as province mulls site for jail in Okanagan (Okanagan Sunday)
2010
December 30, 2010 - 3 convicts at large from Fraser Valley jail (CBC News)
December 30, 2010 - Three inmates infected with H1N1 flu at Surrey jail (Surrey North Delta Leader)
December 29, 2010 - H1 N1 at Surrey Pre-Trial (CKNW)
December 27, 2010 – Mayors vying to see jail built in their community (Kelowna, B.C.— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail)
December 26, 2010 - Union official blames overcrowding after two more jail guards assaulted (Vancouver Sun, Westcoast News)
December 25, 2010 - Pre-Christmas assaults on guards at pretrial centre spark calls for staffing increase (The Province)
December 24, 2010 - Three more guards hurt in B.C. jail attacks (Edmonton Journal)
December 23, 2010 - City's ready for a jail: McRae (Alberni Valley News)
December 23, 2010 - Three more guards injured in inmate attacks at Port Coquitlam jail - (Province)
December 23, 2010 - (CKNW)
December 23, 2010 - Two more guard assaults in overcrowded Metro Vancouver jail (Vancouver Sun)
December 14, 2010 - BC Solicitor General: British Columbia’s top cop is taking issue with the BCGEU that assaults in prisons including the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre are up due to over crowding. He says incidents of violence are down in our prisons. "Rich Coleman" BC Solicitor General. (CHNL-AM, Kamloops)
December 14, 2010 - Union calls for jail guards to be armed (Kamloops Daily News)
December 13, 2010 - Corrections BC: Dean Purdy interview on overcrowding (CKNW Radio)
December 13, 2010 - Mayor seeks prison input (Vernon Morning Star)
December 13, 2010 - More jails and staff needed, corrections union leader says (Vancouver Sun)
December 13, 2010 - NDP supports guards to carry weapons (Kamloops CHNL Radio)
December 8, 2010 - Okanagan jail in time; Provincial government searching for suitable site for 360-cell facility within 5 years (The Daily Courier [Vernon])
December 7, 2010 - Province confirms Okanagan will get a new jail, location yet to be determined (Canadian Press)
December 7, 2010 - Jail planned for B.C.'s picturesque Okanagan Valley (Times Colonist)
December 7, 2010 - Courts : Government consultations begin on a new jail in the Okanagan; other issues explored in meeting with minister (Nation Talk)
December 7, 2010 - Jail planned for B.C.'s picturesque Okanagan Valley (Province)
December 7, 2010 - Coleman shops Okanagan prison plan (Castanet)
December 7, 2010 - Jail plans back on for Okanagan Valley (CHBC News)
December 7, 2010 - Lumby seeks new Okanagan jail (CBC News)
December 7, 2010 - Gangs in Prince George (CBC Radio)
December 3, 2010 - Investigators are looking into several assaults in Surrey’s; North Fraser Pretrial that occurred in November "Dean Purdy" (CBU-AM)
December 3, 2010 - Attacks inside jail increasing, guards say; Serious injuries (National Post & Vancouver Sun)
December 2, 2010 - Overcrowding linked to escalation of violence at Fraser Pretrial jail
December 2, 2010 - New women's wing remains unoccupied (Prince George Citizen)
November 17, 2010 - Discussion with "Dean Purdy, about a guard at the Fraser Pretrial Centre was left with a concussion and stitches after being swarmed by inmates last week. (CBCV-FM)
November 16, 2010 - Union chair blames 'overcrowding' for jail attack (The Tri-City News)
November 13, 2010 - Jailhouse blues; Crowding in Kelowna RCMP cellblock has head of detachment calling for provincial jail in Central Okanagan (Okanagan Saturday)
November 12, 2010 - Staff shortage could get guard killed: union (The Edmonton Journal)
November 12, 2010 - We need more and bigger jails (CKNW AM980)
November 12, 2010 - BC-Jail-Guard-Attack (Broadcast news)
November 12, 2010 - Ministerial eyes on leadership prize, with duties going to the dogs (The Globe and Mail)
November11, 2010 - More staff at B.C. prison needed before someone gets killed (Vancouver Sun)
November 11, 2010 - Overcrowding at North Fraser Pretrial linked to latest guard attack (The Province)
November 11, 2010 - A guard is recovering after being assaulted by a group of prisoners. “Dean Purdy” BCGEU is calling on the government to review staffing and safety. (CKNW-AM)
November 11, 2010 - A guard at the North Fraser Pretrial Center is recovering after being assaulted by a group of prisoners. (CBU-AM)
November 11, 2010 - Guard Seriously Injured in Attack at North Fraser Pretrial (The Real Scoop)
October 26, 2010 - Investigation launched into death at Maple Ridge prison (Maple Ridge Times )
October 21, 2010 - Drug-related death in overcrowded Maple Ridge prison prompts probe (Vancouver Sun)
October 15, 2010 - Bacon associate faces assault charge over pumpkin pie (Vancouver Sun)
October 14, 2010 - The profits of prison: Surrey remand centre seeks expansion (The Province)
October 7, 2010 - Adam Stirling, Dean Purdy discussion - BC Jails (CFAX-AM) Part 1 & Part 2
October 6, 2010 - CORRECTIONS BC: Plans for a minimum security jail outside Kelowna have been all but scrapped (CBTK-FM)
October 5, 2010 - Budget watchdog slams feds over tough-on-crime changes (24 Hours’)
September 30, 2010 - More Prisons (NL Radio)
September 29, 2010 - Truth in Sentencing, a "submarinal eruption" (Capital Diary)
September 24, 2010 - Federal laws could mean more inmates: Analysis (The Daily News –Nanaimo)
September 24, 2010 - Growing crowds seen in B.C. prisons (Vancouver Sun)
September 23, 2010 - Province will need more prisons (Broadcast news)
September 23, 2010 - New federal legislation will boost B.C. jail population (Vancouver Sun)
September 23, 2010 - Federal crime legislation, continued overcrowding puts pressure on province to build two new jails (Canada Newswire)
September 17, 2010 - RC MP called in after rival gang members fight in jail; UN gangsters in counselling session attacked by Bacon brothers (Vancouver Sun)
September 14, 2010 - Adam Stirling Show ~ Dean Purdy - Overcrowding (CFAX-AM)
September 8, 2010 - Frank Stanford's comment (CFAX 1070)
September 7, 2010 - Another migrant ship is apparently on its way to Canada; is another crisis in Canadian identity to follow? (CFAX1070)
September 7, 2010 - Some sheriffs in B-C will soon have a few additional duties (CHNL)
September 7, 2010 - B.C. Sheriffs taking on traffic duty (News1130)
September 7, 2010 - Sheriff's May Hit the Roads for Traffic Duty (250 News)
September 7, 2010 - Expanding Sheriff Duties to Include Routine Traffic Responsibilities (CNW)
August 25, 2010 - Fraser Regional inmate assaults jail guard (Maple Ridge News)
August 14, 2010 - Tamils seeking asylum in Canada may be traumatized (Netscape News)
August 14, 2010 - Migrants probed for links to crime (Calgary Herald)
August 14, 2010 - Tamil migrant ship is a test, Toews says, and more boats are on the way
August 14, 2010 - What's next for migrants? (Times Colonist)
B.C. jails too crowded for migrants: union (CTV News) August 13, 2010 - Crowded jails prepare for Tamil migrants (The Times)
August 12, 2010 - Guard worries about refugees (Maple Ridge News)
August 11, 2010 - Jails readied for hundreds of migrants; Tamils Nearing B.C.;
August 9, 2010 - Canada briefed about migrant ship (The Seattle Times)
July 20, 2010 - FRCC inmate charged with murder attempt (Maple Ridge News)
June 25, 2010 - The true costs of 'truth in sentencing' (The Globe And Mail)
June 23, 2010 - New jails will cost B.C. taxpayers up to $1.1 billion (Vancouver Sun)
June 22, 2010 – Purdy comments on impact of federal legislation on provincial jails (CKNW AM)
June 19, 2010 - Lumby residents urged to join jail debate (Vernon Morning Star)
June 16, 2010 - Escapes at Burnaby youth detention centre blamed on security failures (Times Colonist)
May 30, 2010 - Prison guard injured at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre ((CKNW-AM)
May 29, 2010 - Female prison guard attacked with a pen at Wilkinson Road jail (Times Colonist)
May 29, 2010 - Guard attacked at Wilkinson Road jail (CFAX 1070)
May 29, 2010 - For the 5th time this year an inmate at Wilkinson Road Jail attacked (CIVI-TV)
May 25, 2010 - Okanagan jail still needed (The Daily Courier, Kelowna)
May 24, 2010 - Correctional centre needed (Clearwater Times)
May 21, 2010 - Overcrowding in jails puts BCGEU members at risk (by Pea Blogger)
May 21, 2010 - Traffic sheriffs a step closer in B.C.; 13 take road-safety training course (Times Colonist)
May 20, 2010 - Dean Purdy interview on the Murray Langdon CFAX Show
May 20, 2010 - Lake Country unwilling to embrace correctional facility (Vernon Morning Star)
May 20, 2010 - Prison debate heating up in Lumby (Vernon Morning Star)
May 20, 2010 - Valley prison locked in debate; Kamloops jail full, but province isn't prepared to pay for new hoosegow (The Daily Courier [Kelowna])
May 20, 2010 - B.C. union wants new prison in Okanagan (Alaska Highway News)
May 19, 2010 - BCGEU wants more jails (CKNW)
May 18, 2010 - Serious need for correctional facility in the Okanagan (CKFR)
May 8, 2010 - B.C. eyes sheriffs to enforce traffic laws; They might save on policing costs, but wider role could stir controversy (Times Colonist and Vancouver Sun)
April 19, 2010 - Union continues push for extra guards after two more hurt in confrontations with inmates (Saanich News)
April 16, 2010 - Inmates attack two guards at jail (Times Colonist)
April 15, 2010 - Two more guards attacked at Wilkinson Road Jail (CFAX 1070 April 19, 2010 - Union continues push for extra guards after two more hurt in confrontations with inmates (Saanich News)
March 29, 2010 - Local sherriff receives recognition for honourable long-time service (The Daily News-Prince Rupert)
March 20, 2010 - Dangerous jail crowding (Times Colonist)
March 18, 2010 - Inmate assaulted guard: union (DOSE)
March 17, 2010 - Jail guard undergoes surgery after inmate attack (ctvbc)
March 17, 2010 - Prison Guard Attacked (CBC News)
March 16, 2010 - Prison understaffed, guards pay (AM980)
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