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COVID-19 outbreak at Saskatoon jail flagged as potentially fatal systemic failure
Tyler Magnus has lived in an overflow unit at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre for about three months, after he was remanded for breaching a court order following an alleged assault.Sixteen of the 20 men on his unit have tested positive for COVID-19, he said. Nearly 100 Saskatoon jail inmates and staff diagnosed with COVID-19 “They tell us to stay one moose-length apart, but you can’t even do that here,” Magnus said Monday in an interview over the phone.The 27-year-old is among a chorus of voices chastising the province for its handling of a coronavirus outbreak at the Saskatoon jail, which has put hundreds of lives at risk.“I’m depressed and I want answers,” Magnus said.As of 5 p.m.