Canada Prisons
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Canada’s prison needle exchange program failing amid poor rollout: advocatesA report published this week by the HIV Legal Network says the program continues to exist in only nine prisons and is inaccessible to most people behind bars.CanadaDec 1, 2022
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Black, Indigenous inmates face greater barriers to returning to society, audit findsAuditor general Karen Hogan found Black and Indigenous offenders experienced poorer outcomes than any other groups in the federal correctional system.CanadaMay 31, 2022
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Canadian Human Rights Commission says inquiry on sexual violence in prisons neededChief commissioner says the CHRC is ``deeply concerned'' by reports about sexual coercion, violence and abuse in federal correctional institutions.CanadaApr 13, 2022
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COVID-19 outbreaks now reported at 7 federal prisons, more staff than inmates infectedWhile the new outbreaks have led to dozens of inmates having become infected with COVID-19, the number of cases among prison staff has been much higher.HealthDec 31, 2021
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Inmate populations are rising in these provinces, despite ongoing pandemic: reportA report by advocates for Canadian inmates is criticizing the rising rates of incarceration in at least two provincial jail systems amid the pandemic.CanadaMar 23, 2021
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B.C. Appeal Court gives Ottawa until mid-June to fix solitary confinement lawThe B.C. Appeal Court has extended the deadline to June 17, with conditions to protect prisoners' constitutional rights in the meantime.CanadaJan 7, 2019
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Serial killer ex-nurse Wettlaufer moved to psychiatric hospital with internet, music and sports: victim’s familySerial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer has been moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital in Montreal, which operates on an observation model using no weapons and with no traditional prison bars.CanadaOct 3, 2018
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Correctional officers protest over slow contract negotiationsCorrectional officers have been without a contract for the past three years.CanadaAug 15, 2017
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Fentanyl crisis growing in Alberta prisons, exposing guards: ‘It’s very scary’In the last several weeks, a number of prison guards across the Prairies have been exposed to fentanyl during searches or while treating inmates.CanadaAug 9, 2017
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