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25.01.2021 / 01:23

Quebec works to contain jail outbreak as overall COVID-19 trends deemed ‘encouraging’

COVID-19 testing operation was underway at a jail north of Montreal on Sunday following an outbreak that has infected more than 60 people.A spokeswoman for the regional health board for the Laurentians said that, as of Saturday, 45 inmates and 17 workers had tested positive at the St-Jérôme detention centre.Melanie Laroche said inmates in certain blocks of the provincially run facility were tested in the middle of last week, but officials decided on Friday to expand screening to the entire jail.She said testing of all the inmates wrapped up on Saturday, while employee testing is expected to be complete by Monday.“We are also continuing our investigation and our support in the implementation of health measures,” she wrote in an email.The

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‘Folks are dying’: Community rallies for depopulation of Ontario jails after COVID-19 outbreaks

COVID-19 were detected from Canadian jails, community activists say those behind bars are still not being protected from the virus.With signs reading “Free them All,” roughly 50 people rallied outside of Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton. Through a car caravan, the group then made their way to the Toronto South Detention Centre, where they further protested against prisoners’ current conditions.

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Coronavirus outbreak declared at Sarnia Jail after 4 staff members test positive

Lambton Public Health (LPH) has declared a coronavirus outbreak at Sarnia Jail.In a statement issued Saturday morning, LPH said they’re investigating after four staff members at the jail tested positive for COVID-19.

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Saskatchewan’s jail population shrinks, most still remanded: provincial corrections ministry

The number of people incarcerated in Saskatchewan jails has decreased significantly in recent months, according to the provincial corrections ministry.As of Monday, 1,670 people were jailed, down from 1,866 on Nov. 23, 2020.Most of the population is awaiting trial, with 974 people remanded and 694 sentenced.

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Advocate says steps needed to avoid more COVID-19 outbreaks in Saskatchewan prisons

Saskatchewan’s criminal justice system is speaking out after the province released a detailed report on a significant COVID-19 outbreak at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre last week.“I know at the John Howard Society we’ve heard from a lot of families that are concerned about their people inside,” John Howard Society of Saskatchewan CEO Shawn Fraser says.On December 31, the province confirmed that 54 inmates, as well as three staff members, had active cases of COVID-19 in their daily case update.

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Saskatchewan inmates to receive holiday gifts paid for by community

New COVID-19 restrictions will make for a lonely holiday season for many, but it’ll be particularly isolating for people behind bars.Chantelle Reimer’s fiancé, Tyler Magnus, will spend Christmas in jail, listening over the phone while his kids open presents. Coronavirus: Holiday restrictions in Saskatchewan met with disappointment, understanding “He’s pretty sad that he won’t be here,” Reimer told Global News.

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Congress of Aboriginal Peoples calls for Christine Tell’s resignation

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling for the resignation of Saskatchewan’s Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Christine Tell.More than 100 inmates at Saskatoon Correctional Centre have tested positive for COVID-19.“Minister Tell has fumbled the ball in her role as minister responsible to Saskatchewan correctional facilities,” national vice-chief Kim Beaudin said on Dec.

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Protesters call for release of Saskatoon jail inmates amid sweeping COVID-19 outbreak

gathered Tuesday in the fresh air outside of the Saskatoon Correctional Centre as their loved ones sat inside, in a hotbed of COVID-19.They’re calling for the release of remanded inmates, who have no way to escape the coronavirus after an outbreak infected nearly a quarter of the jail’s population. Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said it won’t release anyone early.

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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.

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Ottawa jail inmates on hunger strike over food quality, lack of sanitary supplies

OTTAWA – Inmates at an Ottawa jail are on a hunger strike over the conditions at the institution, which they say have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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