Fulming of Faces of Corrections, Sayers Lake fish rearing
facility at Stave Lake Correctional Centre (2007)
Corrections Branch Archives

According to changes in the Freedom of
Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the
Corrections Branch began to issue public
notifications when an offender’s risk to sexually
reoffend could not be safely managed through
enforcement of a supervision order. Public
notifications involve distribution of a poster to
the media, and school districts if the offender
has a history of offending against children.
Between 1997 and 2001, 32 such notifications
were made.

Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver

The Corrections Branch was increasingly called
upon to represent the ministry in co-ordinating
the development of cross-jurisdictional
initiatives. One such initiative is the Drug
Treatment Court of Vancouver (DTCV) that

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