Dancing for thanks
Stella Cote s son is also an inmate at the correctional facility. She said she was dancing as a way to say thanks to the correctional staff for providing inmates with better living conditions, including time to go outside instead of being locked up in their cells for most of the day. I m actually happy we did the protest last week because things have been changing ever since, Cote said. We re going to fight, no matter what, we re still here, they re not alone.
Stella Cote (pictured) says she wants to see more programming to inmates in the jail.(Bryan Eneas/CBC News)
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Protesters gathered with drums and jingle dresses on the road outside the Regina Correctional Centre (RCC) to show support for their loved ones inside the jail amid growing cases of COVID-19.
Julie Paul was out on Tuesday morning supporting her son River Peters who was diagnosed with COVID-19 while awaiting a court date on Jan. 14. According to the Ministry of Corrections, on Monday there were 12 staff members and 62 inmates diagnosed with COVID at the RCC.
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Julie Paul s son has COVID-19. She is worried for both his physical and mental health. (Heidi Atter/CBC)
Supporters and family members of people living in the Regina Correctional Centre protested outside the building today against poor living conditions amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
Julie Paul has a son, 26-year-old River Peters, who is in the centre and was diagnosed with COVID-19 nearly a week ago. She said the only time he could see a doctor was when he got a test. The only treatment he s received is a one-time dose of Tylenol, according to Paul.