This update report assesses government’s progress implementing the seventh, and final recommendation from a 2016 report aimed at improving how BC’s ten correctional centres are inspected.

Under Inspection: The Hiatus in BC Correctional Centre Inspections made seven recommendations aimed at making inspections more rigorous, consistent and independent. In 2018 the Ombudsperson concluded that six of the seven recommendations had been implemented. The seventh and key recommendation remained outstanding: ensuring inspections comply with the Nelson Mandela Rules, the United Nations minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners.