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Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rightsInmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions.CanadaJul 20
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Action needed as inmate deaths in Ontario rise, report saysA report released by the panel this week says 25 inmates across more than two dozen facilities in the province died in 2019 and 46 inmates deaths were recorded in 2021.CanadaFeb 1
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Sask. auditor’s report flags issues around administrative segregation at correctional facilitiesAn audit done between January 2021 and April 2022 found 13 inmates that had been in administrative segregation for longer than 15 days, with the longest being recorded at 43 days.CanadaDec 7, 2022
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Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge, Sask. inmates test positive for COVID-19CSC said staff are being supplied with personal protective gear like medical masks, respirators, and face shields, and inmates are offered medical masks when not in their cells.HealthJul 21, 2022
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Package containing contraband seized at Warkworth Institution: Correctional Service CanadaAmong the items seized were cannabis, cellphones and accessories, according to Correctional Service Canada.CrimeApr 11, 2022
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Loyalist Fire responds to structure fire call at Millhaven InstitutionMillhaven Institution was the focus of a structure fire call Tuesday morning that forced eight inmates to temporarily relocate.FireMar 29, 2022
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Saskatchewan moves to support Indigenous inmates returning to their communitiesSTC Tribal Chief Mark Arcand said an agreement signed with the Saskatchewan government to support Indigenous inmates is a step toward reconciliation.CanadaMar 4, 2022
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Murder charge laid after Bath Institution deathA 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.CanadaFeb 25, 2022
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131 COVID cases confirmed at EMDC since outbreak declared on Jan. 4: MLHUThe 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.HealthJan 21, 2022
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Millhaven inmates held hunger strike in protest of possible move within the prisonA group of inmates at Millhaven Institution held a hunger strike this week in protest of a potential move to a different ward.CanadaJan 7, 2022
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