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- In the Dark: An Investigation of Death in Custody Information Sharing and Disclosure Practices in Federal Corrections - Final Report August 2, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 700kb)
- University of Ottawa –Convocation and Honorary Doctorate Address June 19, 2016 (HTML)
- Howard Sapers Re-Appointed as Correctional Investigator of Canada March 31, 2016 (HTML)
- "A Discussion on Criminal Justice Reform" - A Hill Times Event March 10, 2016 (HTML)
- Annual Report 2014-2015 March 10, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 2.1mb)
- 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities March 7, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 538kb)
- Statement of the Correctional Investigator of Canada: Release of the Québec Ombudsman’s Special Report Detention Conditions, Administration of Justice and Crime Prevention in Nunavik February 18, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 173kb)
- John W. Conroy Q.C. Receives the 2015 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award, February 3, 2016 (HTML)
- Administrative Segregation in Federal Corrections - 10 Year Trends, May 28, 2015 (HTML) (PDF, 380kb)
Recent Parliamentary Appearances
- May 31, 2016, Briefing on the Annual Report 2014-2015 of the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
- April 19, 2016, Briefing with the Office of the Correctional Investigator Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development
- March 23, 2015, Study of Subject Matter of Bill C-583 (An Act to Amend the Criminal Code – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Highlights
Correctional Investigator Receives Honorary Doctorate. Photo of Mr. Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator.
Continue reading: University of Ottawa – Convocation and Honorary Doctorate Address - June 19, 2016
The 2014-2015 Annual Report of the Office of the Correctional Investigator - March 10, 2016
John W. Conroy Q.C. Receives the 2015 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award
A Three Year Review of Federal Inmate Suicides (2011-2014) Final Report - September 10, 2014
Mission Statement
As the ombudsman for federally sentenced offenders, the Office of the Correctional Investigator serves Canadians and contributes to safe, lawful and humane corrections through independent oversight of the Correctional Service of Canada by providing accessible, impartial and timely investigation of individual and systemic concerns.
Featured News Stories
- Howard Sapers urges legal limits on prison segregation, CBC News (July 20, 2016)
- L’isolement cellulaire en forte baisse au pays (en français), Le Devoir (March 11, 2016)
- Prisons watchdog seeks tough restrictions on solitary confinement, The Globe and Mail (March 10, 2016)
- Corrections Canada must respond to demographic shift behind bars, watchdog says, CBC News (February 3, 2016)
- Prison watchdog says more than a quarter of federal inmates are aboriginal people, CBC News (January 16, 2016)
- Additional oversight needed for aboriginal corrections: Howard Sapers, Winnipeg Free Press (November 8, 2015)
- Prison Watchdog Says Solitary Confinement in Canada Is “Out of Control”, Solitary Watch (August 12, 2015)
- Prisons falling behind in treating fetal alcohol cases: Sapers, iPolitics (March 24, 2015)
- Ottawa rejects Ashley Smith inquest recommendation to limit inmate segregation, The Star (December 11, 2014)
- Canadian government rejects solitary confinement limits, The Globe and Mail (December 11, 2014)
- One in four prisoners faces solitary confinement, ombudsman says , The Globe and Mail (December 8, 2014)
- Solitary confinement for federal inmates often exceeds UN recommendations, The Globe and Mail (July 11, 2014)
- Mentally ill inmates kept in 'grossly inadequate' conditions, CBC News (February 27, 2014)
- Times tough for older inmates in Canada’s prisons, The Star (January 3, 2014)
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