1950: Creation of the Corrections Branch in B.C.

Last updated on October 1, 2019

Until the mid-1900s, offenders in B.C. were managed by the commissioner of police and inspector of gaols. The transfer of policing to the RCMP in 1950 compelled the provincial government to create a separate authority to operate the corrections system.

How the correctional system in B.C. was organized in 1949

Former Commissioner of Corrections Ernie Stevens on formation of the Corrections Branch (1950)

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1950: Creation of the Corrections Branch in B.C.

Former Commissioner of Corrections Ernie Stevens on formation of the Corrections Branch (1950)