Response from Correctional Service of Canada to the Correctional Investigator's correspondence dated January 10, 2014 follow-up to the Kent Institution investigation
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Deaths in Custody and Mandated Reviews
Deaths in Custody and Mandated Reviews
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The Correctional Service of Canada must ensure safe and humane custody. Deaths, serious bodily injuries, and use-of-force incidents in federal prisons are subject to mandated reviews conducted by the Office of the Correctional Investigator.
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The purpose of Canada's correctional system includes the reintegration and supervision of offenders in the community as law-abiding citizens. The Correctional Service of Canada must ensure the delivery of programs, including correctional, educational, vocational training, social and volunteer programs, with a view to promoting rehabilitation and reintegration.