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Atlantic Region

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

INCIDENT AT ATLANTIC INSTITUTION - UPDATE

RENOUS, NB, January 4, 2007 - The lockdown status affecting Unit 1 and 2 at Atlantic Institution has now ended and all inmates have returned to their normal routine.

Atlantic Institution is a maximum-security institution currently housing 218 inmates located in the village of Renous, New Brunswick.

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