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Serious community incidents typically involved offenders on Statutory Release. Common proximal risk factors included substance use, flight from supervision, and non-compliance with release conditions.

Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) were incorporated into the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) on November 30th, 2019. Such units are intended to provide intervention-focused accommodations to offenders who cannot be safely managed in the mainstream offender population. As part of a...

Post-pandemic changes in 10-year federal population forecasts were observed for men, women, and across regions.

This pilot study supports the feasibility and utility of using technology-based assessments of impulsive behaviour and risky decision-making in a sample of adult offenders recruited from two Canadian federal correctional institutions. Please note that this report is a one page summary. If you...

Unlawfully at large offenders are a higher risk and higher need group with more problematic institutional behaviour compared to non-UAL offenders. Conditional release to the community is an important strategy for offender management in order to support their reintegration. Offenders unlawfully at...

Over the course of two recent fiscal years (2020 to 2021 and 2021 to 2022), marked by the COVID-19 pandemic era, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) experienced an unprecedented decline in the federal community supervision (-903 or 9.6%) population. Consequently, a pause occurred in the...

Post-pandemic changes in 10-year population forecasts were evidenced for community residency.

As part of ongoing monitoring efforts, the current study provides a summary of non-fatal overdose incidents that occurred within Canadian federal institutions in fiscal year (FY) 2021/2022.

Unlawfully at large (UAL) offenders were a high risk and need group, with violent offence convictions and incidents involving an escape. Conditional release to the community is an important strategy for offender management in order to support their reintegration. Offenders unlawfully at large...

Corresponding with the opioid crisis in Canada, there has been a notable increase in the number of overdose incidents in federal custody (McKendy et al., 2020). As part of ongoing tracking efforts, the current study provides an overview of non-fatal overdose incidents in federal institutions in...