Earned remission
Also called good time. In reference to provincial prisons only, as federal legislation did away with good time in 1992. Inmates in BC provincial correctional centres can earn remission for good behaviour, such as complying with prison rules and participating in programming. Inmates can earn 15 days off their sentence for every month in custody. However, if an inmate commits a prison rule breach, an independent correctional decision-maker can forfeit up to 60 days of earned remission as a penalty, effectively delaying an inmate’s release date.
Inmate Wong asked that I forfeit his earned remission as a last resort given that he has a release plan in place… Officer Chad informed me that inmates about to be released will often do the “dirty work of others” to pay off a street debt.
He requested that I do not forfeit his earned remission because his elderly parents are expecting to see him.
He said he is “responding emotionally lately” because his mother is unwell. He added that he was afraid of losing his remission which would delay his release date, and on the date of the charge allegation he didn’t take his Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication.
Enhanced Handling Protocols (EHP)
Specialized measures and increased supervision of inmates who present particular risks or have complex needs, such as inmates who are suicidal or with significant mental health needs.
He is on EHP due to a history of unpredictability and assaultive behaviour toward staff: handcuffs, spitmask, and leg restraints (also known as leg irons).
Emergency Response Team (ERT), (the tac or tactical team)
A specialized tactical unit of guards in body armour and equipped with riot gear, including pepper spray, shields, and batons. Operating as an internal riot squad, the ERT is called for involuntary transfers or cell extractions when an inmate poses a threat to themselves, others, or facility operations, and all non-violent options to gain compliance have failed. The deployment of the ERT can only be authorized by the deputy warden or assistant deputy warden.
Inmate Sullivan was given verbal direction to lock up due to operational requirements, because a new intake was arriving on the Covid Induction Unit. However, he did not return to his cell, even after being directed by the unit officer who was ready to deploy OC spray and by Correctional Supervisor (C/S) Prabhas who attended the unit and directed him to lock up. Ten minutes later, inmate Sullivan returned to his cell but covered his cell window with paper and a towel and refused to remove the coverings stating “I want the team down here.” As seen on the video footage, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) did respond and extracted inmate Sullivan from his cell and escorted him to segregation.
Officer Mark alleges that Inmate Moore without provocation smashed his television and began to scream. When Officer Mark told him he would need to be removed from his cell so that the television could be cleared out, he refused to comply and said “bring in the tac team.” When I asked him why he broke the television, he said his medication was changed without his consent and was giving him severe anxiety and he “freaked out.” Inmate Moore has spent 345 days separately confined since he entered custody in 2021.