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Inmates say they’re not safe from COVID-19 at Edmonton Remand Centre
Inmates say they can’t protect themselves from COVID-19 at the Edmonton Remand Centre where it’s difficult to physically distance, access masks or practice good...
Media not allowed to cover sex offender Donnie Snook’s parole board hearing
A former Saint John city councillor who sexually abused numerous boys will have a Parole Board of Canada hearing in July, but journalists...
Escaped prisoner back in police custody in Nova Scotia
Police have recaptured the man who escaped from the Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Pictou County. Kevin Edward Clarke-McNeil, 33, escaped between 8...
Alberta planning to create provincial parole board
Alberta will have its own parole board to hear applications from provincial inmates, should new legislation become law. The United Conservative Party government...
Nigeria news : BREAKING: Tension in Delta as inmates embark on protest over new policy
Nigeria News : BREAKING: Tension in Delta as inmates embark on protest over the new policy, Inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service in...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Thursday
The latest: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new assistance program meant to help businesses offset monthly rent. The Canadian Emergency Commercial...
Prisoner advocates urge release strategy to prevent spread of COVID-19 behind bars
Prisoners’ advocates are ramping up calls to release lower-risk offenders after the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed COVID-19 cases in two penitentiaries —...
Sask. considering jail expansions — again — as female inmate numbers rise
The province has drawn up plans to expand Saskatchewan jails and address overcrowding that has inmates sleeping in a gym, but the Ministry...
Federal Government frees 951 inmates, 430 others gain admission to University
Federal Government frees 951 inmates, 430 others gain admission to University The Federal Government, through the National Stakeholders on Prison Reforms has freed...
More than 30 inmates scored over 180 in UTME –Principal
Mr. Ibikunle Idris, the principal of Ikoyi Prison School has revealed that 36 out of 59 inmates who sat for the Unified Tertiary...
