COVID-19 Jails

• Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 cases climb in Canada’s jails and prisons

  Correctional Service Canada has reported outbreaks at 16 federal prisons since the beginning of December 2021, when the Omicron variant first took hold in the country.

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  Jan 4, 2022
  
• 5 inmates, 1 correctional staff member hospitalized in Sask. for COVID-19: Union

  A union representative for correctional officers said a total of 94 inmates out of about 1,800 in provincial-run correctional centres have received their COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Apr 24, 2021
  
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• COVID-19: 151 cases among staff and inmates at Regina Correctional Centre

  A COVID-19 outbreak at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre continues to grow with 131 active cases among inmates and 20 positive cases in staff.

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  Apr 16, 2021
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• Correctional officers’ union calls for vaccine prioritization after COVID-19 cases at Regina jail

  A correctional officers union rep is renewing calls for essential workers to be prioritized in vaccine rollout after 23 COVID-19 cases were reported at Regina Correctional Centre.

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  Apr 8, 2021
• Coronavirus: Ontario jail guards battle with province over use of protective gear

  Some institutions allow guards to wear surgical masks and gloves while others don't, said Chris Jackel, a spokesman for the Ontario Public Service Employees Union.

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  Apr 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ontario government suspends personal visits at adult jails, intermittent inmate stays

  An Ontario government statement said the decisions were made "out of an abundance of caution" and in an effort "to protect the health and safety of our correctional services staff and those in our custody."

  Health

  Mar 13, 2020