Inmates say Saskatchewan’s Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell must step down after failing to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks in jails.People incarcerated at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre and Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert began a hunger strike on Monday to protest Tell’s position in cabinet.
COVID-19 outbreak at Saskatoon jail flagged as potentially fatal systemic failure “She should have met her mandate in protecting those within her authority to protect,” said Cory Cardinal, who organized the hunger strike.“She needs to apologize to staff and inmates and the general public for her refusal, her negligence, her dismissive attitude, which exacerbated the outbreak by not taking proactive measures.”Prisoners’.