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Canada

Alberta lowest in Canada on per capita spending on inmates, new numbers show

New data shows Alberta spends the lowest amount of money per inmate in Canada — a number the province says…

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Canada

Edmonton Remand Centre inmates at risk with ‘inadequate’ mental health care, fatality report finds

WARNING: This story discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. Mental health resources in the Edmonton Remand Centre (ERC) are “completely inadequate”…

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Lifestyle

Ohio prison inmates serve five-course meal to public

GRAFTON, Ohio – A state prison in northeast Ohio says that for the first time in the state’s history, a…

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Canada

Presents from prison: How Manitoba inmates are able to read stories to their kids

Paige Woodford burrows into the corner of a couch and studies the colourful pages of the kids’ picture book All That…

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Health

Inmates at Kenora District Jail not getting proper access to menstrual products, advocates say

First Nations women in northern Ontario are advocating for better access to menstrual products at the Kenora District Jail. Longtime community advocate…

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Nova Scotia

Oral surgeon who let guard remove inmate’s teeth looking for discharge

Dr. Louis Bourget is seen in Gander Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2024. Bourget is asking for an absolute discharge…

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Politics

No working rink at prison where MP says notorious inmates play pickup hockey: agency

Canada’s prison service says there is no working hockey rink at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates…

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Nova Scotia

Why these former inmates say a Black-led program is crucial to re-integrating after prison

After more than three decades in federal prison, Renford Farrier says he’s not looking too far into the future. With only…

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Entertainment

1,500 inmates dancing to Michael Jackson hit on YouTube inspire Filipino Canadian musical

To most, the video wouldn’t go much further than it already had. A post showing Filipino prisoners dancing to Michael…

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Health

Watchdog finds ‘significant wrongdoing’ with inmates’ medical care at Alberta jail

An investigation by Alberta’s Public Interest Commissioner has found that “significant lapses” in the standard of medical care for inmates at…

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