- Kent Institution
Kent Institution is a
Correctional Service of Canada facility located inKent, British Columbia .Kent is the only maximum federal prison in the CSC's Pacific region, which includes the province of British Columbia and the Yukon territory. The majority of offenders at the facility are sentenced in other provinces. The bed capacity is close to 250. [http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/kent-eng.shtml]
Major Incidents
May 1999 - Eighty-four inmates rioted and barricaded themselves in the gym before the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Response_Team_(RCMP)#Other_Agencies.27_ERT ERT] could be called in to diffuse the situation. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/05/08/bc_prison990508.html]
June 2003 - One inmate was stabbed to death while inmates in three units rioted, setting fires and barricading doors until the ERT responded and locked down the institution. [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2003/06/17/prison_riot030617.html]
References
External links
* [http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/ Correctional Service Canada Official Website]
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