Inmates

• 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
• 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
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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
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• Saskatchewan rolling out video calls for inmates after in-person visits cancelled

  In-person visits were cancelled early in the COVID-19 pandemic, so virtual visits are a welcome addition.

  Canada

  Feb 8
• Coronavirus: Warkworth Institution among first prisons in Canada to receive COVID-19 vaccination

  There have been three cases of COVID-19 at Warkworth Institution since the pandemic was declared in March 2020.

  Health

  Jan 18
• Saskatchewan’s jail population shrinks, most still remanded: provincial corrections ministry

  Most of the jail population in Saskatchewan is awaiting trial, with 974 people remanded and 694 sentenced.

  Canada

  Jan 11
• Regina Correctional Centre COVID-19 outbreak concerning to families of inmates

  Many mothers of Regina Correctional Centre inmates are unhappy with the Saskatchewan government's reaction to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

  Canada

  Jan 5
• Saskatchewan inmates to receive holiday gifts paid for by community

  Visitors have not been allowed at Saskatchewan correctional facilities for months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
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• Congress of Aboriginal Peoples calls for Christine Tell’s resignation

  The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples is calling on the federal government to intervene in Saskatchewan's provincial jail system as COVID-19 cases rise.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2020
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• Packages of contraband totalling $228,000 seized at Warkworth Institution

  The packages contained tobacco, drugs, cellphones, SIM and SD cards and phone chargers, officials say.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2020