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More than 150 COVID-19 cases at Regina jail, 5 inmates in hospital: SGEU

  REGINA A COVID-19 outbreak at the Regina Correctional Centre (RCC) continues to escalate; 131 inmates and 20 staff have tested positive as of Thursday afternoon and five inmates have been hospitalized, according to the union representing corrections workers. An outbreak was first declared in the facility’s isolation unit on Nov. 25, 2020, then at RCC on Dec. 9. The facility has been on the province’s active outbreak list ever since. A second wave of spread began the first week of April in the facility, when the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) told CTV News on April 8 that 18 inmates and five staff had contracted the virus. One week later, the outbreak has grown to impact more than 150 people.

PA jail riot results in over $500,000 in damages

A view of the fenceline at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff) Nigel Maxwell A riot at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre last January resulted in over $500,000 in damages, and will take up to a year to repair, according to evidence heard at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Kenny Morin, 21, one of five men charged after the incident, received a 45 day sentence after entering a guilty plea to participation in a riot.The incident on Jan. 4, 2021, required the assistance of both the Prince Albert Police Service and the Prince Albert Fire Department. A source close to the incident, described for paNOW a very chaotic scene that started when the inmates breached the staff office in the gang range.While no one was transported to hospital by ambulance, paNOW was informed at least one staff member was injured after the glass shattered in her face. When Morin’s sentencing hearing was started on April 7, Crown Prosecutor Elizabeth Addabor described in cour

Police search for inmate mistakenly released from custody

Police searching for inmate mistakenly released from custody in Prince Albert

Judge hands Westside gang member stiff sentence

North Battleford Crown Prosecutor Jennifer Schmidt welcomed the stiff sentence. “The Court imposed a significant sentence today and the decision highlights the struggle that Loon Lake had with respect to gang activity,” said Schmidt after the sentence hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench on March 12. “The decision highlights the serious risk Mr. Dillon’s actions posed for the communities in and around Loon Lake, but also for the RCMP officers whose job it was to stop him,” added Schmidt. “The Court highlighted the professionalism the officers showed here.  As I said in my submissions to the Court, the bravery that these officers demonstrated is what we mean when we try to teach our children about what it means to be brave.  It was appropriate that the officers’ actions, and the impact that this offence had on them, was recognized by the Court.”

Judge hands Westside gang member stiff sentence

Ministry to review circumstances of young woman's freezing death

Five charged following January riot at Prince Albert jail

A photo taken at the time of the incident. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff) Story by paNOW’s Nigel Maxwell Charges have been laid in connection to a riot at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre on Jan. 4. According to court documents obtained by paNOW, five people face charges including participation in a riot, mischief and wilful damage. One of the accused, Kenny Morin, had his matters spoken to Wednesday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court and was adjourned to Feb. 25. The co-accused, D.J. Montgrand, Tristan Custer, Keiston Custer and Tyson Lachance, have pending court dates. The incident on Jan. 4, required the assistance of both the Prince Albert Police Service and the Prince Albert Fire Department. A source close to the incident described for paNOW a very chaotic scene that started when the inmates breached the staff office in the gang range.

Five charged following January riot at Prince Albert jail

Charges stayed for drive-by shooting suspect

The man who allegedly pulled the trigger during a drive-by shooting in Prince Albert, striking an 18-year-old woman in the back, has no further scheduled court dates. Kyle Bear, 29, was one of three people charged following the incident on Aug. 27, 2019. Last June, he entered not guilty pleas to various charges including attempted murder and the case was scheduled for trial. The Crown has since entered a stay of proceedings. The man behind the wheel, Kirk McDonald, was sentenced last week and received a three-year prison sentence for his role. According to the statement of facts read in court, a gold-coloured Chrysler car pulled up alongside a second car in the 1400 block of Marquis Drive. A passenger in the suspect’s vehicle proceeded to fire three shots towards the other vehicle. One of the bullets struck the young woman, who was sitting in the back seat.