Showing 4 results

Archival description
Only top-level descriptions Oakalla Prison Farm
Print preview View:

Commission of Inquiry Regarding Daniel Leroy Sanger (1951)

  • GR-0924
  • Series
  • 1951-1952

This series consists of records of the Commission of Inquiry Regarding Daniel Leroy Sanger, 1951-1952. Commission records include Provincial Secretary file P-5 which contains correspondence, vouchers, copy of Letters Patent appointing the commissioner, etc. Also included is the commissioner's ten page typewritten report (2 copies) in which he concluded that Sanger received adequate medical attention and that there was no evidence of wrongdoing.

British Columbia. Commission of Inquiry Regarding Daniel Leroy Sanger (1951)

Correspondence and other material

  • GR-2956
  • Series
  • 1912-1919

Correspondence, memoranda, newspaper cuttings and tenders (accepted and rejected) for provisioning the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Inspector of Gaols: Provincial Industrial School for Boys (1913-1918), Provincial Industrial School for Girls (1914-1919) Kamloops Gaol (1912-1918), Nanaimo Gaol (1913-1914), Nelson Gaol (1913-1918), New Westminster Gaol (1913-1918), Oakalla Prison Farm (1913-1918), Saanich Prison Farm (1915-1917) and the Victoria Gaol (1912-1914).

British Columbia. Superintendent of Police

Correspondence with regard to provincial gaols

  • GR-2954
  • Series
  • 1910-1912

The series consists of correspondence created by the Superintendent of Police from 1910 to 1912. The letters, both inward and outward, are about Provincial gaols (jails) at Kamloops, Nanaimo, Nelson, New Westminster, Burnaby (Oakalla) and Victoria. The subjects covered include personnel and staffing matters, rules for convicts, transfer of prisoners, tenders for services and supplies, uniforms, accounts and other matters. During these years F.S. Hussey and Colin S. Campbell held the position of Superintendent of the Provincial Police, which included the responsibility of the Inspector of Gaols.

British Columbia. Superintendent of Police

Oakalla prison files

  • GR-3616
  • Series
  • 1941-1972

The series consists of punishment ledgers, correspondence, memos, and guidelines created at Oakalla Prison between 1941 and 1972. The records relate to the performance of both inmates and staff and the series includes several reference or review letters for prison employees. The punishment ledgers include the date of punishment, inmate name and number, age of inmate, number of previous infractions, nature of offense, by whom offense reported, sentence, date of sentence and any other remarks made by prison staff. The ledgers are arranged by date of infraction.

The series also consists of a number of memos and correspondence, some of which were written by inmates to the prison warden. The series also includes letters from the Inspector of Gaols to the Oakalla warden. This correspondence includes reports of incidents, escapes, hospitalizations, and conditions in the compound. The series also consists of one file detailing wartime conditions and blackout restrictions.

Records in the series are covered by ORCS 46020-08, 46020-20 and 59840-20 of the Corrections Branch records schedule (schedule 891849).

British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General