Canadian Prisons See Rising Violence Linked to Inmate 'Con Code'

What is the ‘con code’? The unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence

In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a “rat” by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold.

The ‘prison code’: What it is and why attacks behind bars are rising

Prison advocates say an unwritten 'prison code' is fuelling a sharp rise in attacks behind bars. Canadian Press reporter Darryl Greer explains why courts have been slow to take the issue seriously.

Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that could be fuelling prison violence

In a Surrey, BC, pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold.

Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence

VANCOUVER - In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold.

Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence

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VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a “rat” by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vancouver court, a convicted gangland killer with multiple murders to his name refuses to testify at a hearing, fearing the consequences if he co-operates. And in a Quebec prison, serial killer Robert Pickton is fatally speared in the head by a fellow pr…