Posted: May 07, 2021 10:15 AM AT | Last Updated: May 7
Two cases of COVID-19 have been detected at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility, also known as the Burnside jail.(Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
With two cases already detected within a Nova Scotia jail, some inmates are being released in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The strategy began last year with the first wave of COVID-19.
Eventually, about 50 inmates were released early or temporarily to live in the community. Others, in jail on remand, were released on bail.
A spokesperson for the Department of Justice said 19 people serving sentences have been released since April when the third wave arrived in Nova Scotia. Those released on bail are not tallied by the province, the spokesperson said, as those cases relate to decisions made by the courts.
Posted: Apr 12, 2021 2:05 PM AT | Last Updated: April 12
It s believed the video was taken inside the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth.(Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
Nova Scotia s privacy commissioner is now reviewing a video recently posted to Snapchat of what appears to be an inmate at a provincial jail, to determine if the 20-second snippet was a violation of that person s privacy rights.
The video was first brought to the attention of commissioner Tricia Ralph after the Halifax Examiner posted a story about it, including a screen capture of the comments attached to the images. Feeding this fat f king retard ice cream at 1:30am so she ll go back to sleep and stop crying diabetic low, the comment said.
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Posted: Jan 07, 2021 5:23 PM AT | Last Updated: January 7
Federal inmate Lisa Adams spoke out against the practice and launched a court case in 2020 attempting to have it banned across the country in federal prisons(Elizabeth Fry Society)
Nova Scotia is ending dry celling in its jails, doing away with a practice that places prisoners suspected of hiding contraband inside their bodies under strict surveillance at all times.
Justice Minister Mark Furey said Thursday the province believes that body scanning technology has reduced the need for it and the practice will be eliminated in provincial correctional facilities.
The dry cell is used when an inmate is suspected of ingesting drugs, weapons or other contraband or inserting it into a body cavity. The cell has round-the-clock lighting and no flushing toilet or running water. The inmate is watched by guards 24 hours a day, on the expectation the item will come out in the person s bodily waste.
Power was wanted on multiple warrants for contempt of court, both for failing to attend court and failing to pay child support payments dating back to 2014.
He was arrested last month in Montreal and returned to Nova Scotia to face sentencing. Power remains in custody at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside.
To win his release, Power must purge his contempt of court by paying what he owes.
Power s current wife, Tara Power, testified the family is living off her credit cards, and for a while lived without furniture in their Montreal apartment.
She told the court her husband has been unable to obtain photo ID since his passport was seized for failure to make payments. Without an ID, he has been unable to get the specialized cardiology and hematology care he needs because he can t establish residency in Quebec.