Inmates

• Package containing contraband seized at Warkworth Institution: Correctional Service Canada

  Among the items seized were cannabis, cellphones and accessories, according to Correctional Service Canada.

  Crime

  Apr 11
  
• Loyalist Fire responds to structure fire call at Millhaven Institution

  Millhaven Institution was the focus of a structure fire call Tuesday morning that forced eight inmates to temporarily relocate.

  Fire

  Mar 29
  
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• Saskatchewan moves to support Indigenous inmates returning to their communities

  STC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said an agreement signed with the Saskatchewan government to support Indigenous inmates is a step toward reconciliation.

  Canada

  Mar 4
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• Murder charge laid after Bath Institution death

  A 40-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder after a death at Bath Institution on Feb. 24. Police say another inmate had been seriously assaulted and died.

  Canada

  Feb 25
• 131 COVID cases confirmed at EMDC since outbreak declared on Jan. 4: MLHU

  The health unit declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the jail on Jan. 4. In that time, at least 83 cases involving inmates and 48 involving staff have been reported.

  Health

  Jan 21
• Millhaven inmates held hunger strike in protest of possible move within the prison

  A group of inmates at Millhaven Institution held a hunger strike this week in protest of a potential move to a different ward.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Prince Albert Grand Council wants answers into two recent in-custody deaths

  PAGC is calling for answers as to what exactly happened after two men died while in the custody of the Prince Albert Police Service.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2021
• Crowding in jails close to pre-pandemic levels, Ontario Human Rights Commission says

  But it warns those numbers have been rising again for months, "as Ontario is facing the most serious stage of the pandemic so far."

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
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• COVID-19 outbreak at youth correctional facility highlights challenges for kids

  Two staff at the Drumming Hill Youth Centre in North Battleford, Sask., have tested positive for COVID-19.

  Health

  Feb 10, 2021
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• Aid organizations flag housing gap for people leaving Saskatchewan jails

  Some inmates lack a safe place to call home when they are released, Saskatchewan organizations say.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2021