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Prison watchdog raises concerns of ‘culture of impunity’
OTTAWA - Canada's prison watchdog is raising concerns about the safety, rights and human dignity of prisoners in Canada's federal corrections system, issues he says stem from a workplace culture in th...
Feb 18, 2020
Supreme Court stresses jail should be ‘the exception’ for people awaiting trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says making an accused person wait in jail before trial should be the exception, not the rule, in a decision that affirms a key legal safeguard intended to ensure ...
Mar 28, 2019 The Supreme Court of Canada. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Ottawa ordered to pay $20M for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary
An Ontario judge has ordered the federal government to pay $20 million for placing mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, with the money earmarked to boost mental health supports in correctiona...
Mar 26, 2019
RCMP searching for escaped inmate in Yorkton area
Yorkton RCMP is looking for an inmate who escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary on New Year's Eve. Workers at the penitentiary discovered Steven Briggs, 24, was missing from the minimum security ...
Jan 02, 2019 Steven Briggs, 24, reportedly escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary Dec. 31, 2018 and was seen in the Yorkton area Jan. 1, 2019. (RCMP/Submitted)
Fourth inmate charged with murder in 2016 penitentiary riot death
A fourth inmate has been charged with murder in connection with a death which occurred during a riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. According to RCMP's Major Crimes Unit North, 25-...
Jun 28, 2018
2 deaths on same day at Sask. Penitentiary
Two men reportedly died Wednesday while in custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Inmate Daniel James Tokarchuk, 44, was rushed to hospital around 4:30 a.m., where he died. Pr...
Jun 08, 2017
No foul play suspected in Sask. Pen inmate death
A 30-year old inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has died while in custody. Correctional Service Canada said Curtis Robert Cozart was pronounced dead at roughly 11 p.m. Wednesday after emergency ...
May 25, 2017
Regina citizens show support for prisoners after P.A. prison riot
"What do we want?" "Justice!" "When do we want it?" "Now!" This was the chant used by a group of people protesting for the rights of the prisoners in the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary. Last Decemb...
Mar 02, 2017
Lockdown lifted, visiting hours resume at Sask. Pen
Routine is slowly returning at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary after a riot earlier this month left one inmate dead and eight more injured. Correctional Service Canada spokesperson Jeff Campbell confirm...
Dec 28, 2016
Inmate kitchen workers behind Sask. Pen riot: Union rep
Wednesday's deadly riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary may have been started by inmates assigned to work in the facility's kitchen. James Bloomfield, a representative with the Union of Canadian Corr...
Dec 16, 2016
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