Regina Jail
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Inmate dies at Regina Correctional CentreThe ministry did not provide details about the cause of death but said it wasn’t related to COVID-19.CanadaJun 3, 2022
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Inmate found dead Thursday at Regina Correctional CentreA 32-year-old inmate was found dead in his cell on Thursday at the Regina Correctional Centre.CrimeAug 13, 2021
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Provincial government puts $6.3M towards Saskatchewan jail renovationsThe projects are part of the Saskatchewan government’s two-year, $7.5-billion plan to stimulate economic recovery in the province.CanadaMay 29, 2020
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Cultural training, increased access to Elders recommended by Waylon Starr coroner’s juryAn inquest by a coroner's jury put forth six recommendations after Waylon Starr died by suicide on Aug. 24, 2017 in his jail cell.CanadaJul 26, 2019
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Public inquest date set for inmate found dead at Regina jailA public inquest into the death of Waylon Starr will be held from July 22-26, 2019, at the Regina Court of Queen’s Bench.CanadaJun 25, 2019
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Regina inmate given ‘hurt feelings report’ calling them a whiner: advocateA group that advocates on behalf of prisoners says a Regina inmate was given an insulting complaint form that called them a whiner.CanadaJul 18, 2018
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100k worth of damage and inmate in hospital after disturbance at a Regina jailRCMP are investigating after a staff member was injured and an inmate was taken to hospital following a disturbance at the Regina Correctional Centre on Thursday night.CanadaJun 9, 2017
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Police investigate after a drone dropped drugs at the Regina Correctional CentrePolice in Regina are investigating after a drone was used to drop drugs into the Regina Correctional Centre.CrimeFeb 17, 2017
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‘People go to prison for punishment not to be punished’: advocates await Saskatchewan review of solitary confinementThe Ministry of Justice is reviewing a controversial tool used in Saskatchewan jails called administrative segregation, also known federally as solitary confinement.CanadaJun 7, 2016
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