Inmates housed in the medium-security unit of Saskatchewan Penitentiary are alleging a lack of access to cleaning supplies and growing frustration as a COVID-19 outbreak keeps them confined to their cells for 23 and a half hours per day. The federal institution announced an outbreak of COVID-19 back on December 15 when 24 inmates tested positive. Now, that number has grown to at least 64 inmates and five staff. Without enough room to isolate infected inmates, they remain housed on their medium security range. Inmates say they get just 20 minutes out of their cells each day, and only allowed access to the showers and the phones. The situation is leading some to growing despair, with one inmate telling a loved one that some sentenced to life in prison are considering suicide.
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New COVID-19 relief package brings lifeline for unemployed Arizonans
Some say the bill, as passed by the House and Senate, is not enough.
PHOENIX - News of the
The relief package, agreed to on Dec. 20 and approved by both chambers on the night of Dec. 21, will provide $600 in direct stimulus payment to most Americans, as well as providing subsidies for hard-hit businesses and money for schools, health care providers, and renters facing eviction.
On direct payments, the bill provides $600 to individuals making up to $75,000 per year and $1,200 to couples making up to $150,000, with payments phased out for higher incomes. An additional $600 payment will be made per dependent child, similar to the last round of relief payments in the spring.
Arizona lawmakers reject auditing state s unemployment system as residents wait for much-needed benefits
Arizona lawmakers reject auditing state’s unemployment system as residents wait for much-needed benefits
All five Republicans in a joint legislative committee voted against auditing Arizona’s unemployment system. FOX 10 s Steve Nielsen has more.
PHOENIX - Arizona s unemployment agency says its latest crackdown on fraud is saving taxpayers $15 million every week, but analysts say real people are being denied claims.
Now, a long overdue audit of the unemployment system won t be happening either.
All five Republicans in a joint legislative committee voted against auditing Arizona’s unemployment system. The last time this wing of the
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