Corrections officials ignored chemical leak at B.C. prison for years, report finds

Canada's Public Sector Integrity Commissioner issued a damning report Tuesday accusing officials with the federal corrections service of waiting years to fix a pipe that was leaching chemically treated water into the soil surrounding an Abbotsford, B.C., prison.

Corrections officials ignored chemical leak at B.C. prison for years, report finds
A concrete prison with a blue watch tower in front of it. In the distance are many mountains.

Canada's Public Sector Integrity Commissioner issued a damning report Tuesday accusing officials with the federal corrections service of waiting years to fix a pipe that was leaching chemically treated water into the soil surrounding an Abbotsford, B.C., prison.