a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps.
Example: The cell is where the inmate will spend his time.
fr: Cellule
Chaplain
Noun
a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, branch of the armed forces, etc.
Example: The chaplain visits an inmate.
fr: Aumônier
contraband object
Noun
Even excessive amounts of allowable property, such as postage stamps, count as contraband. Contraband can also be an altered item, such as a hollowed out law book. Contraband can also be a dangerous weapon, such as a razor blade melted into a toothbrush handle.
Example: Officers found contraband items in an area.
fr: Objet de contrebande
Correctional officer
Noun
Correctional Officers maintain the safety and security of federal penitentiaries and provincial. They monitor, supervise and interact with offenders. They regularly watch for signs that the safety of others or security of the institution might be at risk. When necessary, they take appropriate security measures.
Example: Correctional officers must ensure that inmates do not escape and promote social reintegration.
fr: Agent correctionnel
depression
Noun
a mood disorder of prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
Example: An inmate has been depressed since his wife left him.
fr: Dépression
Director
Noun
A person who is in charge of an activity, department, or organization.
Example: The director of detention is the most senior position in the jail.
fr: directeur
Dog trainer
Noun
Person responsible for the training of a dog, and its employment for certain services
Example: The dog handler is present during certain searches.
fr: Maitre chien
Grab
Noun or Verb
Taking possession, by tax or customs employees, or by the courts, of the proceeds of an offense, the means used to commit it or objects useful for the administration of evidence in criminal matters.
Example: Officers grabed a large quantity of drugs in an area
fr: Saisie
Handcuff
Verb
put handcuffs on (someone).
Example: Officers are to handcuff the detainee during his visit to the hospital.
fr: Menotter
incarcerated person
Noun
Example: An incarcerated person received a disciplinary report.
fr: Personne incarcérer
Inmates
Noun
a person confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital
Example: The inmate has received his sentence and must serve it in the Rimouski detention center.
fr: Détenu
Jail
Noun
a place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crim
Example: I work in a jail near Paspébiac.
fr: Prison
Mental Health
Noun
Have disorders of thought, feeling, or behaviour that result in an inability to cope with the demands of everyday life. Symptoms vary in type and degree from illness to illness and from person to person. They are often cyclical in nature and vary in severity over time. An acute episode may last from weeks to months for some and many years or a lifetime for others.
Example: A part of the prison population have mental health problems.
fr: Santé mental
Parole
Noun
Constitutes a type of release granted to prisoners sentenced to a prison sentence. It effectively allows an inmate to serve the remainder of his sentence in the community.
Example: The inmate is entitled to parole in ten days.
fr: Libération conditionnelle
Penitentiary
Noun
A prison under the responsibility of the federal government. Penitentiaries accommodate people who must serve a sentence of two years or more. Penitentiaries are managed by the Correctional Service of Canada.
Example: The Donnacona penitentiary receives motorcycle groups and street gangs
fr: Pénitencier
Prison counselor
Noun
You will carry out evaluations and establish intervention plans promoting the social reintegration of offenders.
Example: The prison counselor intervened with an inmate living a crisis situation.
fr: Conseiller en milieu carcéral
probation officer
Noun
Help inmates on parole and those on probation to reintegrate into society.
Example: The probation officer should visit these clients for follow-up.
fr: Agent de probation
Social reintegration
Noun
A process strewn with pitfalls where an individual facing justice can benefit from interventions allowing him to be an autonomous person, integrated into his community and respectful of the laws.
Example: Detentions offer programs for social reintegration for inmates.
fr: Réinsertion social
Strip search
Verb
search (someone) for concealed items, typically drugs or weapons, in a way that involves the removal all of their clothes.
Example: An inmate is strip searched when he returns to detention.
fr: Fouille à nue
substance abuse
Noun
Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or drugs.
Example: Two inmates abused drinking alcohol to the point of going back to the infirmary.
