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A Saskatchewan program aimed at diverting people accused of criminal offences from custody who would otherwise be held in remand will wind down by the end of March.
The Community Alternatives to Remand program, established in 2017, involved partnerships with community-based organizations that provided short-term case management and sometimes accommodations in the community.
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People who are remanded are charged, but not convicted of a crime and are held in custody as they await court appearances.
SASKATOON The Saskatchewan government has requested a review into the death of a 34-year-old woman whose body was discovered in Saskatoon days after being released from Pine Grove Correctional Centre near Prince Albert. Kimberly Squirrel, who was on remand there, was found dead outside near Avenue Q S and 18th Street W on Jan. 23 when temperatures were in the -30s C. She left Pine Grove three days earlier. “Frankly, I was surprised we haven’t heard of similar situations before,” said Julia Quigley, a legal aid lawyer in Prince Albert and president of CUPE 1949, the union that represents all legal aid staff and lawyers.
Kimberly Squirrel, a 34-year-old mother of six, was found frozen in Saskatoon late last month, just days after she was released from the Pine Grove Correctional Centre. Her death demonstrates significant issues in how people released on remand are treated, advocates say.
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Worthy of dignity: Regina memorial honours those who died while homeless We re not asking people to feel bad or guilty, but we are asking them to just see the humanity and worthiness and dignity in everyone.
Author of the article: Lynn Giesbrecht
Publishing date: Feb 07, 2021 • February 7, 2021 • 3 minute read • Blair Roberts, communications officer for the John Howard Society of Saskatchewan, poses for a photo near his home. The group will host the fifth annual Regina Homelessness Memorial, which commemorates people who died while homeless. Photo by Michael Bell /Regina Leader-Post
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Working with people living in homelessness, Kendra Giles knows not everyone receives a funeral to give their friends and family a chance to grieve and honour them when they die.