Correctional Service of Canada

The Correctional Service of Canada (French: Service correctionnel du Canada), or CSC, (formerly Canadian Penitentiary Service) is the Canadian federal government agency responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders sentenced to two years or more. The system has its headquarters in Ottawa. The Correctional Service of Canada came into being on December 21, 1978, when Queen Elizabeth II signed authorization for... More

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