Prisoners

• 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, 2021
  
• Retrial ordered for former inmate in deadly Prince Albert, Sask. prison riot

  New trial ordered for a former inmate found not guilty of participating in a deadly 2016 riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021
  
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• 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, 2021
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• Voting behind bars: Informing inmates a challenge for Saskatchewan advocates during pandemic

  There’s no door knocking or lawn signs in prison during elections.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2020
• Hundreds of inmates escape 4 Brazilian prisons amid coronavirus pandemic

  Reports in Brazillian media say inmates were complaining about restrictions to visitations this weekend, also aimed at containing the virus.

  World

  Mar 17, 2020
• Challenge to the federal government’s prison-needle ban postponed to Dec. 17

  A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed to next week.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2019
• ‘Dangerous’ men who escaped Vancouver Island prison to be sentenced

  Zachary Armitage and James Busch were arrested in Victoria on July 9, after two days at large.

  Oct 1, 2019
• Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners in landmark deal

  Russia and Ukraine on Saturday exchanged 35 prisoners each to the other country, a move that could be a significant step toward easing Russia-Ukraine relations and raise chances for resolving the conflict in Ukraine's east.

  World

  Sep 7, 2019
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• Canadian prisons ill-equipped to meet needs of older inmates, report says

  The federal correctional investigator and the Canadian Human Rights Commission is calling for the government to meet the unique needs of older people behind bars, whose numbers are going up.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2019
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• Prison watchdog issues scathing report into deadly riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

  Correctional investigator Ivan Zinger said an investigation by Correctional Service Canada into a deadly riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary was "superficial and self-serving."

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018