Mission (Correctional Service Canada) – APRIL 28 UPDATE – The lockdown and exceptional search put in place on April 24, 2023, at the medium-security unit at Mission Institution, ended on April 27, 2023. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.
APRIL 26 ORIGINAL STORY – On April 24, 2023, a lockdown was put in place in the medium-security unit at Mission Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
The search was ordered to ensure the safety and security of the institution, its staff and inmates. Normal operations will resume as soon as it is considered safe to do so.
Visits have been suspended until the search is complete.
In the past few months there are have been concerns that drones and or pigeons are used to make contraband drop offs behind prison walls.
