CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CANADA

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'The Correctional Service Canada' (''French: Service correctionnel Canada'') is a Canadian government agency of public safety responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders in Canada.
Commissioner of Corrections reports to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada, who is in turn responsible to the Parliament for all the departments under his portfolio.
The current Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness is the Honourable Stockwell Day and Commissioner for Corrections is Dr. Keith Coulter.

Contents

Mission statement

Federal governing legislation and jurisdiction

Court-imposed sentencing

Security classification of offenders

Officer socialization

Year of the Veteran Participation

CSC facilities

International obligations

Source

Institutional Emergency Response Team

External links

Mission statement

"The Correctional Service Canada, as part of the criminal justice system and respecting the rule of law, contributes to the protection of society by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane control" (Basic Facts About the Correctional Service of Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005)

Federal governing legislation and jurisdiction

All legislative functions come under the authority of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Regulations, as well as commissioners' directives.
The Correctional Service Canada only has jurisdiction for court-imposed sentences of two years and over.

Court-imposed sentencing

There are two types of court-imposed sentences:
# a determinate sentence;
# an indeterminate sentence.
A determinate sentence is a sentence with a completion date (example five years, seven months), called a Warrant of Expiry. This date is court imposed, at which time the Correctional Service of Canada no longer has jurisdiction over the offender. The indeterminate sentence is the sentence that is commonly referred to as the "life sentence". The Correctional Service of Canada has jurisdiction over the offender until the offender passes away. Although the court does impose a minimum number of years before the Offender can apply to the National Parole Board for conditional release. Thus, a court-imposed sentence of life with no parole for twenty-five years would indicate that the offender would be incarcerated for a minimum of twenty five years prior to consideration for a potential conditional release to the community, under the supervision of a community parole officer.

Security classification of offenders

There are three levels of security within the Correctional Service of Canada. They include maximum, medium, and minimum. Case management is completed by institutional parole officers (IPO) within institutions, and by community parole officers in the community. The National Parole Board has the complete responsibility in making liberty decisions at the point in the court-imposed sentence where an offender is allowed to live in the community on conditional release.
Once an offender is sentenced by a court, the offender comes under the jurisdiction of the Correctional Service of Canada. An institutional parole officer completes a comprehensive assessment of the offender's criminality and formulates an "offender security classification report" and a "correctional plan". It is this correctional plan that the offender will be assessed against for the entire court-imposed sentence. For offenders who receive a life sentence, there is a mandatory two year residency at a maximum security institution, regardless of the offender's behaviour.

Officer socialization

Correctional officers are part of the Public Service. Within the Correctional Service of Canada, only correctional officers are uniformed. All Correctional Officers are designated as Federal Peace Officers under Section 10 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act [1]. The entry rank is a Correctional Officer I, otherwise known as COI. Senior ranks include: Correctional Officer II, or COII; Correctional Supervisor, or CS; and Coordinator of Correctional Operations, or CCO. The Correctional Supervisor is the Institutional Supervisor, and historically had been referred to as the "Keeper of the Keys", or in short the "keeper". The Ranking insignia is worn on the shoulder of the Officer as either 1, 2, 3, or 4 Gold Bars. The only exception to this ranking structure are those Correctional Officers who are specifically designated for Federally Sentenced Women (FSW). These Officers are called Primary Workers and have an entry rank of Correctional Officer II.
Presently, the Canadian Federal Correctional Officer is a unionized working environment. The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO) is the representative nationwide.
Federal Appeals of Correctional Officers can be reviewed on the Government of Canada's Staff Relations Board.
All other managers are plain clothed, including, Staff Training Officers, Unit Managers, Security Intelligence Officers, Deputy Wardens, and the Institutional Head, called the "Warden". Each Region of Canada has a "Deputy Commissioner" who reports directly to the Commissioner of Corrections in the National Capital Region (Ottawa, Ontario). The Commissioner reports directly to the Minister, who reports to the Parliament of Canada.

Year of the Veteran Participation

In 2005, the Department of Veterans Affairs had the year designated the Year of the Veteran. A Correctional Officer at Kent Maximum Security Institution submitted a proposal for all Correctional Officers who were also Veterans, to be able to wear the Year of the Veteran pin on their uniforms. The Commissioner of Corrections, with the support of the Chief of the Defence Staff, authorized the wearing of the pin, via national memorandum to all staff, on the left breast pocket until December 31, 2005. This being in part for recognition of continued service to the Public Service of Canada.

CSC facilities

★ Nova Institution for Women, Nova Scotia

★ Atlantic Institution, New Brunswick

★ Dorchester Penitentiary, New Brunswick

★ Springhill Institution, Nova Scotia

★ Westmorland Institution, New Brunswick

★ Archambault Institution, Quebec

★ Cowansville Institution, Quebec

★ Donnacona Institution, Quebec

★ Drummond Institution, Quebec

★ Federal Training Centre

★ Joliette Institution, Quebec

★ La Macaza, Quebec

★ Leclerc Institution, Quebec

★ Montée St.-François, Quebec

★ Port-Cartier Institution, Quebec

★ Regional Reception Centre, Quebec

★ Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec

★ Grand Valley Institution for Women, Ontario

★ Bath Institution, Ontario

★ Beaver Creek Institution, Ontario

★ Collins Bay Institution, Ontario

★ Fenbrook Institution, Ontario

★ Frontenac Institution, Ontario

★ Isabel McNeil House, Ontario

★ Joyceville Institution, Ontario

★ Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario

★ Millhaven Institution, Ontario

★ Pittsburgh Institution, Ontario

★ Regional Treatment Centre, Ontario

★ Warkworth Institution, Ontario

★ Prison for Women (of P4W) in Kingston, Ontario

★ Edmonton Institution for Women, Alberta

★ Bowden Institution, Alberta

★ Drumheller Institution, Alberta

★ Edmonton Institution, Alberta

★ Grande Cache Institution, Alberta

★ Grierson Centre, Alberta
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★ Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge , Saskatchewan

★ Pê Sâkâstêw, Alberta

★ Regional Psychiatric Centre, Saskatchewan

★ Riverbend Institution, Saskatchewan

★ Rockwood Institution, Manitoba

★ Stony Mountain, Manitoba

★ Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary, Saskatchewan

★ Fraser Valley Institution for Women, British Columbia

★ Ferndale Institution, British Columbia

★ Kent Institution, British Columbia

★ Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Lodge, British Columbia

★ Matsqui Institution, British Columbia

★ Mission Institution, British Columbia

★ Mountain Institution, British Columbia

★ Regional Health Centre, British Columbia

★ William Head Institution, British Columbia

International obligations

★ United Nations Charter

★ Universal Declaration of Human Rights

★ Convention on the Rights of the Child

★ International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

★ International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

★ Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

★ Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

Source

★ "Basic Facts About the Correctional Service of Canada", Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2005

Institutional Emergency Response Team

Similar to those of Canadian police forces including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the CSC has formed Emergency Response Teams to support existing security functions. The IERT will respond to situations that require or may require a use of force or a special tactical response. These teams can be established for a Region or a single Institution depending on the size.

External links

★ Correctional Service Canada Official Website