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- Missed Opportunities: The Experience of Young Adults Incarcerated in Federal Penitentiaries - Final Report October 3, 2017 (HTML) (PDF, 3mb)
- Current Opportunity - Correctional Investigator, Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada
Further details can be found at Appointment Opportunity on the Governor in Council (GIC) Appointments Website May 16, 2017 - Statement from the Correctional Investigator on Release of Special Report to Parliament May 2, 2017 (HTML)
- Statement by Howard Sapers on Appointment of New Correctional Investigator December 30, 2016 (HTML)
- Appointment of Ivan Zinger as acting Correctional Investigator of Canada December 22, 2016 (HTML)
- Elizabeth White, Executive Director, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada, Receives the 2016 Ed McIsaac Human Rights in Corrections Award December 6, 2016 (HTML)
- 2015-16 Departmental Performance Report November 21, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 324kb)
- Annual Report 2015-2016 October 31, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 2.29mb)
- 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)
- 2016-17 Report on Plans and Priorities March 7, 2016 (HTML) (PDF, 538kb)
Recent Parliamentary Appearances
- February 8, 2017, Study on the issues relating to the human rights of prisoners in the correctional system. Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights
- December 1, 2016, Briefing on the Annual Report 2015-2016 of the Office of the Correctional Investigator. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security
- 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
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
- Solitary confinement for young prison inmates should be banned, watchdogs say, The Globe and Mail (October 4, 2017)
- Correctional Service Canada failing younger inmates, advocates argue in report, CBC News (October 3, 2017)
- L’isolement diminue en prison, mais la violence augmente, (en français), Le Devoir (September 28, 2017)
- Prisons more dangerous for inmates as use of solitary confinement drops: Ombudsman, The Globe and Mail (September 28, 2017)
- Prisons see drop in solitary confinement use as vulnerable groups granted immunity, The Globe and Mail (August 7, 2017)
- Email from behind bars? Prisoner advocates push for access to laptops, tablets and internet, CBC (July 30, 2017)
- L'accès à Internet encore minime pour les prisonniers canadiens, (en français), Radio-Canada (July 30, 2017)
- L’isolement dans les prisons canadiennes sera limité à 15 jours, (en français), Le Devoir (June 20, 2017)
- Liberal government to impose 15-day limits on solitary confinement, The Globe and Mail (June 19, 2017)
- Les détenus pourraient perdre des droits en étant isolés une heure de moins par jour, (en français), Le Devoir (May 25, 2017)
- Number of federal inmates who self-harm tripled in last decade, The Globe and Mail (May 22, 2017)
- Consider impact of systemic racism before sentencing black offenders, Canadian judges urged, National Post (April 25, 2017)
- Native injustice comes full circle, Now (April 5, 2017)
- ‘Yuck!’ Hungry offenders bartering sausages as prisons try to cut costs with new menu, ombudsman says, National Post (March 21, 2017)
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