Corrections reports, publications and data

This page brings together reports, publications, and data sources that support transparency and understanding of correctional services in British Columbia.

On this page

• Publications
• Reports
• Where to access BC Corrections data and statistics

Publications

BC Corrections' profile, strategic vision and mandate

For more information about who BC Corrections is and what we do, see:

• BC Corrections' profile (PDF, 5.3MB)
• BC Corrections' current strategic vision (PDF, 180KB)

BC Corrections Directions Magazine (PDF, 1.3MB) explores the entire spectrum of our mandate as seen through the eyes of the individuals under our care and supervision.

The magazine offers a glimpse of what it’s like to move through the system. It also showcases the unique, varied and excellent work done every day by:

• Our staff across the province – in correctional centres and the community
• Those who develop and evaluate our programs and policies

Reports

Province reports success tackling repeat violent offending

The Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative (ReVOII) is showing strong results in reducing police interactions, speeding up charge times, and increasing time in custody.

To learn more, see:

• Toward Safer Communities: A 2-Year Evaluation of the Repeat Violent Offending Intervention Initiative (ReVOII) (December 2025) (PDF, 3.3MB)
• News release – Province reports success tackling repeat violent offending

Review of arrangement between Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and BC Corrections

In July 2022, BC Corrections provided the CBSA with 12 months written notice to end its arrangement following a review that included consultation and input from multiple external stakeholders and advocacy groups. With the condition that BC Corrections would not accept new detainees after July 31, 2023, a one-time extension was granted until October 31, 2023, to ensure a safe and efficient transition plan was in place for the detainees that remained in provincial custody at that time. As per the conditions set out by that extension, BC Corrections no longer holds immigration detainees effective October 31, 2023. 

• Review of the Arrangement Between Canada Border Services Agency and BC Corrections (PDF, 406 KB)
• News release – Minister’s statement on ending immigration detention arrangement with CBSA​

Standing against violence

In December 2014, the Parliamentary Secretary for Corrections completed a safety review of BC Corrections, Standing Against Violence (PDF, 869KB). The review made 20 recommendations to improve staff and inmate safety in B.C.'s corrections system.

Technical assessment of electronic supervision

Sierra Systems' technical assessment (PDF, 2.9MB) provides:

• Best practices in electronic supervision
• An overview of the latest technology used in some North American jurisdictions
• Options for the future of electronic supervision in B.C.

Where to access BC Corrections data and statistics

Adult custody dashboard

The Adult Custody Statistics dashboard provides a five-year snapshot of BC Corrections’ custody centre data. This includes information on:

• The number of individuals in custody on any given day
• Admissions and releases
• Length of stay in custody

The dashboard also includes data on individuals who have spent time in separate confinement.

You can:

• Analyze the data by year, custody center, or legal hold status (for example, sentenced or awaiting sentence)
• Disaggregate the data by key demographics, such as gender, Indigeneity and age

Open data

BC Corrections’ data is publicly available on the BC Government’s Data Catalogue site at no cost.

Available data sets include:

Data Innovation Program

The Data Innovation Program is a data integration and analytics program for government analysts and academic researchers. While every ministry of the BC Government collects and manages its own data, the Data Innovation Program securely links and de-identifies data from multiple ministries and organizations with the aims of providing insights into population-level trends and complex issues facing British Columbians.

The program's data is based on individuals with at least one movement (such as admission, release, transfer) between 2001 and 2022.

The data includes:

• Offence documents (such as warrants of committal, probation orders)
• Custody and community movements (such as admissions and releases)
• Risk and need assessment ratings
• Offence information (such as information on charges and convictions)
• Indicators of BC Corrections’ involvement

Requests for BC Corrections data for research

To carry out research using BC Corrections’ data that is not publicly available, or collect data from BC Corrections staff or individuals under correctional supervision, contact our PREv unit.

Learn more about corrections research and evaluation.