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An inquest into the death of an inmate in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in 2020 will happen next month in Prin...

A shooting incident last summer at Sturgeon Lake First Nation, was the result in part of an effort to collect ...

A former inmate of Saskatchewan Penitentiary is considering legal action against Correctional Service Canada due to what she claims is disregard for her health and welfare while incarcerated.

Prince Albert Daily Herald (File photo/Jayda Taylor) Even as the province announces a return to family visits at some long-term care homes, the situation in the province’s intensive care units continues to deteriorate. Saskatchewan currently has 96 patients in ICU. Pre-pandemic, the province had a total ICU capacity of 79. Not all of those patients have COVID-19. According to Thursday’s statistics, 48 COVID-19 patients are in intensive care, or about half of the province’s total ICU population. Saskatchewan has managed to add 38 beds to its ICU capacity, but even with the expansion, it�...

“As of last night when I received a call from a prisoner there were men who have prepared their rope to hang themselves. They have not indicated when but this suicide pact has been mentioned for two days now,” prisoner advocate Sherri Maier wrote. She alleged that guards are being unprofessional towards the inmates. She also alleged that in one instance, a guard assaulted a prisoner with his food tray. The allegations of guard misconduct are unproven. The union that represents penitentiary guards said in an interview Tuesday unrelated to Maier’s letter that correctional officers are ...