Jails
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Nova Scotia becomes first province to stop holding immigration detaineesCanada Border Services Agency says the province ended the practice of housing migrants in its jails on Aug. 8.CanadaSep 1, 2023
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Advocate group joins calls for corrections minister’s resignation over handling of COVID-19A 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.CanadaJan 6, 2021
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Inmates stage hunger strike, call for Saskatchewan corrections minister’s resignationSaskatchewan's official Opposition has also renewed its call for Corrections Minister Christine Tell to resign.PoliticsJan 4, 2021
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Rally held outside Ottawa jail to support inmates on 3rd day of hunger strikeOne 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.CanadaJul 24, 2020
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Saskatchewan’s judiciary is 91% white; judge says diversity builds trustJust five judges and justices identify as Indigenous and three as a visible minority, according to the justice ministry.CanadaJul 3, 2020
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Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about jailsPaul Dube details problems with overcrowding, poor living conditions, and lack of inmate access to medical care in his annual report released Tuesday.CanadaJun 30, 2020
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Ontario jail guards allowed to wear masks during COVID-19 pandemic after deal reachedCorrectional 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.CanadaApr 24, 2020
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Some Alberta convicts move to house arrest to mitigate COVID-19 risk: officialSome 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.CanadaApr 1, 2020
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Inmate advocates warn of COVID-19 spread in Canada’s correctional facilitiesAdvocates 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.HealthMar 26, 2020
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$384K worth of meth and other drugs seized at Alberta’s Bowden InstitutionAn estimated $384,000 worth of street drugs have been seized at Bowden Institution in central Alberta, according to a news release issued by the Correctional Service of Canada on Tuesday.CrimeMar 12, 2019
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