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‘He Had Lost All Hope.’ Inside A COVID Outbreak At A Saskatchewan Prison.

One inmate died at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary from COVID-19 and dozens more are recovering.
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Canada’s Plan To Vaccinate 600 Inmates Met With Fierce Resistance

Canada has a duty to protect its elderly and vulnerable prisoners, said Minister Bill Blair.
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Canadian Inmates Have Made 821,703 Face Masks During The Pandemic

Federal departments can now acquire prisoner-made PPE.
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Feds Face Court Case Over ‘Cruel’ Treatment Of Prisoners During Pandemic

Human rights groups demand Correctional Service Canada release prisoners amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Inmate With Cancer Wins Prison Release During Pandemic. This Is His Story.

Derrick Snow is the only person released by Correctional Service Canada so far during the coronavirus crisis.
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COVID-19 'Will Tear Like Wildfire' Through Canada's Prisons: Activists

No inmates have tested positive yet, but it’s only a matter of time, experts say.
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6-Year-Old Finds Foreign Prisoner’s Plea From China In Christmas Card

Beijing denies the forced labour claim as a U.K. chain investigates.
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Canada Is Sending A Generation Of Indigenous Children To Jail

To call these numbers of incarcerated Indigenous people a crisis would be the understatement of the century.