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Posted: Jan 26, 2021 3:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 26 Stony Mountain Institution in Manitoba, Canada's oldest federal prison, was the site of a massive COVID-19 outbreak. (Justin Fraser/CBC News ) During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Doyle was doing his best to follow public health orders and keep himself and his young family free of infection. But last November, Doyle ended up back in Manitoba's Stony Mountain Institution north of Winnipeg after violating parole conditions for a drug trafficking and break and enter conviction.  And that's where he may have inadvertently...

Article content If anyone over the age of 75 is in custody at a provincial jail when vaccines are extended to that age group, they will be part of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Alberta Health has confirmed. There are currently no inmates over 75 in Alberta jails. But vaccination for inmates became a political issue when federal official Opposition Leader Erin O’Toole questioned it earlier this month in a Tweet. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Older inmates at Alberta jails will be part of Phase 1B of vaccine rollout Back to video

Dae Dash also confirmed that inmates are self-isolating in cells, but said they do have time out of their cells and access to things like showers and telephones.  "The health and safety of our employees, offenders and the public remains our top priority during this public health pandemic," said Dae Dash. "We are working closely with our public health partners, unions, stakeholders and Elders, to make decisions based on science and implement measures with everyone's safety in mind." According to Correctional Service Canada, 1,384 people inside Saskatchewan Penitentiary have now been tested fo...