Episode 11: The PRCC

The Peace River Correctional Centre was evacuated due to a forest fire recently, and Lindsay dives into the history of the facility, and some of the inmates and stories surrounding the centre. Hear about how the Town of Peace River originally was granted the contract for the Correctional Centre, and some of the trials and tribulations its faced since its opening. Like any correctional centre, it's had it's share of newsworthy narratives.

Sources:

https://www.mygrandeprairienow.com/119947/featured/grande-prairie-rcmp-searching-for-first-degree-murder-suspect/

https://www.prrecordgazette.com/news/local-news/1968-mission-grounds-facility-has-own-mission-part-1

https://mdpeace.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/Shaftesbury-and-Bricks-Hill-Sites-of-Historical-Interest.pdf

https://globalnews.ca/tag/peace-river-correctional-centre/

https://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/news/local-news/peace-river-letter-correctional-centre

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/crime/trio-of-remand-attackers-charged-with-aggravated-assault

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/174-inmates-removed-from-northern-alberta-jail-because-of-nearby-wildfire-1.6861653

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River,_Alberta

https://www.canlii.org/en/ab/abca/doc/2021/2021abca173/2021abca173.html?resultIndex=2&resultId=76f74fa8470c42abb331a3261d5964ef&searchId=2024-04-29T13:43:39:344/82dc95b9fdda4d6eb4928319540f0403&searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAZSGVyYmVydCBDaGFybGVzIFdhbmloYWRpZQAAAAAB

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/1133e7d7-ad48-41d5-b6e8-efbeae7bfecc/resource/ea47791e-d2fb-43e2-81f2-85afa3bec0f6/download/01421.pdf

Shane Harder:

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