These are not isolated events; they happen because state officials in Mexico protect organized crime—not occasionally but routinely, at various levels of government. Often, officials face a simple ...

A convicted killer is taking two prisons in B.C. to court, alleging he was moved to a higher-security penitentiary after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member ...

The vast majority of escapes are from minimum-security institutions. The latest figures from the fiscal year 2023-2024 show that 10 inmates managed to escape.

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. — Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum ...

Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal. Officials say Ricardo Vilches was not present during the noon head ...

SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, Que. - Correctional Service Canada says an 85-year-old convicted killer has escaped from a minimum security prison north of Montreal.

His day parole application was denied but his escorted temporary absence was granted, meaning he’ll be able to go to a minimum security facility for a four-hour tour.

In total, there were 736 people classified as dangerous offenders in Canadian prisons at the end of the 2022-23 fiscal year. Just 99 of those inmates were in maximum-security facilities, 57 were ...

The Commissioner of Correctional Service Canada says there is "absolutely no talk" of moving notorious serial killer and rapist Paul Bernardo to a minimum security prison from his current medium ...