Jails

• Manitoba to no longer have jail as an option for people with communicable diseases

  The Manitoba government is planning to stop using jails to detain people who have communicable diseases that pose a risk to others.

  Crime

  Mar 12, 2025
  
• Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detainees

  Canada Border Services Agency says the province ended the practice of housing migrants in its jails on Aug. 8.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Advocate group joins calls for corrections minister’s resignation over handling of COVID-19

  A group of advocates are joining calls for the minister of corrections to resign after inmates at correctional centres in Prince Albert and Saskatoon started refusing meals.

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2021
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• Inmates stage hunger strike, call for Saskatchewan corrections minister’s resignation

  Saskatchewan's official Opposition has also renewed its call for Corrections Minister Christine Tell to resign.

  Politics

  Jan 4, 2021
• Rally held outside Ottawa jail to support inmates on 3rd day of hunger strike

  One of the inmates at the jail says 70 prisoners in the maximum security section of the men's facility are refusing to eat or take medication.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2020
• Saskatchewan’s judiciary is 91% white; judge says diversity builds trust

  Just five judges and justices identify as Indigenous and three as a visible minority, according to the justice ministry.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2020
• Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about jails

  Paul Dube details problems with overcrowding, poor living conditions, and lack of inmate access to medical care in his annual report released Tuesday.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2020
• Ontario jail guards allowed to wear masks during COVID-19 pandemic after deal reached

  Correctional officers in Ontario have resolved a weeks-long dispute with the government over permission to wear face masks inside provincial jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 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
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• Inmate advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in Canada’s correctional facilities

  Advocates across Canada are calling for the release of non-violent offenders and a unified plan to deal with the health and safety of inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 26, 2020