Pine Grove Correctional Centre

• Hunger strike underway at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  Several women are protesting the conditions at Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert with a hunger strike.

  Canada

  Aug 9, 2024
  
• Inmate dies at correctional centre in Prince Albert, Sask.; officials investigating

  Officials are investigating the death of a 24-year-old inmate at Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert, Sask. Foul play is not suspected at this time.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2024
  
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• Pine Grove Correctional Facility over capacity, Saskatchewan society seeks help

  The request comes after a report from a correctional investigation office saying that approximately 90 to 95 per cent of incarcerated women in the province are Indigenous.

  Crime

  Nov 28, 2023
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• Several inmates in Sask. jails on hunger strike to protest better conditions

  Several inmates are on a hunger strike in Saskatchewan's correctional institutions wanting the government to hear their concerns, including clean drinking water.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
• STC opens transitional facility for women coming from Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  The new Saskatoon Tribal Council facility called Īkwēskīcik iskwēwak, which means 'turning their life around' in Cree, will be by Indigenous people to support women leaving jail.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2023
• An intellectually disabled woman needed help. She went to jail instead

  Jessica Stuckey is 24 years old and lives with a permanent intellectual disability. She spent 36 days in a correctional centre because the nearest psychiatric facility was full.

  Investigations

  Dec 20, 2022
• 3 of 4 Saskatchewan correctional centres overcapacity

  As of Monday, Pine Grove Correctional Centre was 56 inmates over its operational capacity. Meanwhile, a hunger strike at Pine Grove has renewed scrutiny of facility conditions.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2022
• Sask. prisoner now 3 months into hunger strike over Indigenous inmate conditions

  Faith Eagle’s strike comes with a call for change when it comes to how Indigenous people are treated in Canadian prisons.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2022
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• 33-year-old woman found dead in her cell at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  A 33-year-old inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre was found unresponsive in her cell this morning. The cause of her death is still under investigation.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2022
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• Saskatchewan inmate dies at Pine Grove Correctional Centre

  Saskatchewan's Ministry of Corrections says a 25-year-old inmate at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert was found unresponsive in her cell on Friday.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2022