Provincial Jail
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3 N.B. municipalities seek to be considered for new provincial jailThree municipalities have written to the province's Public Safety Minister Kris Austin to plead their case to have New Brunswick's 6th correctional facility located in their area.CrimeJun 7, 2023
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Ontario to pay $33M in proposed settlement for class actions over London jail conditionsUnder the proposed settlement, which still requires a judge's approval, the province will pay nearly $32.8 million to class members detained at the jail during a 12-year period.CanadaApr 25, 2023
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Nova Scotia judges describes rising violence, tension in Halifax-area provincial jailThe judge noted that assaults were observed on security cameras resulting in a variety of injuries, including two inmates who had to be taken to hospital.CanadaApr 21, 2023
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Investigation underway after EMDC records 2nd inmate death of year, 21st since 2009The identity of the victim was not provided by police, and a request to the Ministry of the Solicitor General for comment was not responded to by publication time.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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Investigations launched into death of inmate at EMDC, the facility’s 20th since 2009A provincial spokesperson confirmed that an inmate at the London, Ont., jail died in hospital on Tuesday after correctional staff found the man in medical distress.CanadaSep 14, 2022
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Indigenous incarceration rates in Saskatchewan 65% federally, 75% provinciallyIndigenous people are being imprisoned at a historic rate despite there being an overall decline in inmate populations.CanadaFeb 5, 2020
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Petition calls for emergency response buttons in cells at EMDC, other jailsThe buttons, Jessica Robinson says, would allow inmates in the cells to call for immediate help in the event of an emergency.May 1, 2019
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Third death added to joint inquest into deaths of two EMDC inmatesThe inquest will examine circumstances surrounding the three inmate deaths and may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future.CrimeAug 14, 2018
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Smuggled key from EMDC shows ‘poorly managed’ provincial jail: lawyerA lawyer that represents inmates at EMDC is troubled that "no one seemed aware" of a key that was missing from the institution for several months.Aug 14, 2018
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No foul play suspected in death at Elgin-Middlesex Detention CentreLondon police say no foul play is suspected in the death of an inmate at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre this weekend, the latest in a string of deaths and injuries at the troubled jail.CrimeDec 11, 2017
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