Edmonton prison...

[Curious]

hey. I'm just a random person. I was wondering if anyone can help me. I have a friend who is going to the prison in Edmonton. I'm kind of "scared" for him. He's got 2.5 years.... anyways I was wondering what anyone might know about it. Or if they know someone else that can tell me some stuff. i don't really know anything about military so... i need to know any/everything. thanks for your help. if you don't mind!

 

[Old Ranger]

2 years less a day, or did that change?

Sorry can't help you with Club Ed info.

 

[D-n-A]

As far as I know, the longest you can be imprisoned there is 2 years less a day. Curious your friend isn't going to be having fun at the detention/prison barracks. Thats most of the info I know about it.

 

[S McKee]

2 years less a day, or did that change?

Sorry can't help you with Club Ed info.

You're correct the maximum time a CF member can spend at the Canadian Forces Service Prison and Dentention Barracks (CFSPDB) is 2 less a day. If his/her sentence is longer he/she will be transferred to a federal penitentiary once they have completed 2 less a day at the CFSPDB. I work at the DB and have not heard of an inmate about to arrive with this sentence.(the day is still young)

 

[Wolfe]

Military prison is worst than civilian, this is what I've been told.....i don't think your friend will be in vacation there.....he is most likely to do a lot of dirty work a lot....

Wolf

 

[KevinB]

Worse is a relative word.

I spent a weekend in remand in Surrey a few years ago, I'd say that DB was a nicer place to pass the time, based on my perspective.

I have not heard of an sentences that long since Kyle Brown's stay...

 

[Haggis]

Military prison is worst than civilian, this is what I've been told.....i don't think your friend will be in vacation there.....he is most likely to do a lot of dirty work a lot....

....and if he has avoided the optional accompanying punishment of Dismissal with Disgrace or Dismissal (National Defence Act Article 140.1 (1)) he will likely return to his unit a much better, fitter and squared away soldier.

As a friend, what YOU can do is encourage him along this path while he serves his sentence.

 

[combat_medic]

There's a great thread about DB Edmonton in which people have given their personal accounts of their experiences there. It will probably give you most of the information you're looking for:

http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/18425.0/all.html

 

[Fishbone Jones]

What you've been told here, and the link to the accompanying thread, is about as good as it gets. Read all that, then you can ask questions.