Edmonton Institution

The Edmonton Institution is a maximum security federal institution located in the northeastern part of Edmonton, Alberta. It is operated by Correctional Service of Canada. It is part of the Prairie Regions institutions, the Regional Headquarters is located in Saskatoon, SaskatchewanRiotsThere have been 6 riots since the prison opened. January 24, 1986 A riot in the broke out in the yard after a fellow inmate was not released from solitary confinement. Fires were set and the Pharmacy was broken into, and several inmates overdosed. Lasted about five hours; no deaths were reported.August 31, 1998 After a stabbing, some inmates started fires, broke windows and attacked a guard. The prison was on lock-down for most of the day.November 13, 2001A group of inmates started a riot in the gym, attacking and stabbing other inmates. They refused to return to the cells and began damaging the gym and set the bleachers on fire.August 27, 2003A small riot broke out after an inmate attacked a guard and was moved to solitary confinement. It was limited to one unit, in the prison.February 10, 2004 Over $150,000 of damages were sustained after a inmate gained access to a unit unknowingly and began attacking a guard. The riot was contained to the single unit but 19 inmate with Shiv's and other hand made weapons destroying much of the furniture and windows in the unit.July 1, 2008One of the largest and the longest riot took place, after two rival gangs attacked each other. It took nine hours to gain control of the inmates again. During this time eight inmates were stabbed with homemade weapons, and one was shot after refusing to drop his weapon and continuing to attack another inmate. No deaths were reported.