Coronavirus Inmates

• 38 inmates at coronavirus-plagued Mission Institution now recovered, officials say

  Over 100 inmates and 12 correctional officers have now tested positive for the coronavirus, accounting for over a third of the prison's inmate population.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2020
  
• Issues continue to plague coronavirus-ravaged B.C. prison, officers’ union says

  Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Saturday that 70 people at the medium-security Mission Institution have now tested positive for COVID-19, including 60 inmates.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2020
  
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• Chicago’s largest jail reports 450 inmates, staff positive for coronavirus

  The situation gained national attention earlier this week when inmates posted handmade signs pleading for help in the windows of their cells overlooking a public street.

  World

  Apr 9, 2020
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• Some Alberta convicts move to house arrest to mitigate COVID-19 risk: official

  Some offenders serving the custody portion of their intermittent sentences on weekends are being moved to house arrest over concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19 in the province's correctional facilities, according to a spokesperson for Alberta Justice.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2020
• 2 inmates at maximum-security prison test positive for COVID-19: officials

  In a press release issued Monday, Correctional Services of Canada said two inmates at Port-Cartier Institution in Quebec have tested positive for COVID-19.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2020