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LOCKDOWN ENDS AT MATSQUI INSTITUTION

ABBOTSFORD, BC, July 10, 2008 - The lockdown at Matsqui Institution ended at 0700 hrs today. All regularly scheduled visits and other planned activities have recommenced.

Inmates were confined to their cells since the evening of July 8, 2008 to facilitate a police investigation following a serious inmate assault.

Matsqui Institution is a medium security facility operated by Correctional Service of Canada. It is located in Abbotsford, B.C. and has a current population of 356 male offenders.

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For more information, media representatives may contact:

Assistant Warden Management Services
Matsqui Institution
604-850-8205