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Last updated on September 24, 2025

Inspection Standards

The inspection standards were developed by the Investigation and Standards Office (ISO) to focus on the experience of individuals in custody and the conditions in provincial adult correctional centres in British Columbia (B.C.)
Each standard describes treatment and conditions a correctional centre is expected to achieve
Standards are grouped into themes and are further divided into sections

Access the Inspection Standards here.

Reports

Cycle 1 Inspection Report 2023-2025

Cycle 1 Inspection Report 2023-2025 is a summary of inspections that occurred from 2023-2025 of all ten correctional centres in B.C.

Access the Cycle 1 report here.

Cycle 2 Inspection Reports 2025-2027

In the next cycle of inspections between 2025-2027, the ISO will report on centre specific Inspections. Once available, these Inspection Reports will be available here.

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