CANADA - COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON PENITENTIARY SECURITY WITHIN THE QUEBEC REGION - PHASE 2 - THE ESCAPE OF NINE INMATES IN FIVE SEPARATE INCIDENTS AT COWANSVILLE INSTITUTION BETWEEN 14 APRIL - 1 MAY, 1973

• NCJ Number: 14794
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 167 pages
• Corporate Author: Canada Solicitor General
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

AN INVESTIGATION INTO A SERIES OF ESCAPES FROM AN INSTITUTION THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A SPECIAL TYPE OF MEDIUM SECURITY INSTITUTION FOR INMATES UNLIKELY TO ESCAPE OR TO BE DANGEROUS TO THE PUBLIC.

Abstract

A SHORT DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF EACH ESCAPE OCCURRING WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THIS INQUIRY'S MANDATE. AFTER EACH ESCAPE DESCRIPTION, A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL FACTORS AND DEDUCTIONS IS PROVIDED BUT FARTHER ON, A MORE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE INTER-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WEAKNESSES EXPLOITED IN THOSE ESCAPES IS MADE IN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF COWANSVILLE INSTITUTION'S SECURITY POSTURE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH