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‘I was afraid I was going to kill somebody’: Former CO speaks out against culture of violence, neglect in Saskatchewan jails

ByperilousFebruary 23, 2021

By Gabbriel Schivone and Abby Stadnyk A former Saskatoon correctional prison guard is breaking ranks to speak out against the injustices he says he witnessed inside the provincial prison system during his 22-year tenure. Through his Youtube channel, Making Corrections,

ByperilousJanuary 10, 2021

by Abby Stadnyk On Monday, prisoners at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre (SCC) and the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) in Saskatchewan, Canada went on hunger strike, engaging in a self-described “peaceful protest” against the deplorable conditions and government

ByperilousDecember 1, 2020

Prisoners at the Saskatoon Provisional Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan, Canada organized a hunger strike last weekend to protest the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

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Uprising at Regina Provincial Correctional Center, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousJune 8, 2017

June 8, 2017: At least 13 prisoners took part in an uprising, causing at estimated $100,000 in damage to the facility. Following the uprising, 4 prisoners were transferred to other facilities and one prisoner and one guard were treated for minor injuries.

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Uprising at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, Canada

ByperilousDecember 14, 2016

December 14, 2016: At least 185 prisoners refuse to attend their normally-scheduled activities and instead mask up, destroy surveillance cameras, erect barricades, set fires, destroy significant portions of the prison and smash a hole in the floor so they can move to

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Uprising at Regina Provincial Correctional Center, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousFebruary 22, 2016

February 22, 2016: A group of prisoners participate in an uprising causing an estimated $55,000 in damage in order to demand that other members of their organization be put on the same range. The prisoners signed a note demanding transfer of other members of the Saskatchewan

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Hunger Strike at Regina Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousJanuary 25, 2016

January 25, 2016: Regina Correctional Centre prisoners staged at least three meal refusals since November of last year. This comes in response to the privatization of food service last year, which prisoners say has degraded the quality of the food.

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Food Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan

ByperilousJanuary 7, 2016

January 7, 2016: Between 100 and 150 prisoners at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre in Saskatchewan refused meals for 24 hours to protest the quality of food they were being served by a private company called Compass Group of Canada.

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Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousMarch 25, 2015

March 25, 2015: Following another hunger strike earlier in the month, approximately 12 prisoners launch a second hunger strike to express issues with the fulfillment of their previous demands for religious freedom, access to exercise and other issues. The hunger strike lasts

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Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

ByperilousMarch 2, 2015

March 2 - 3, 2015: At least 15 prisoners in the high security unit launch a hunger strike to demand access to outdoors exercise, freedom to practice Indigenous religious ceremonies and other demands. Forrest Pelletier, a prisoner at Regina involved in the strike, spoke with

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‘I was afraid I was going to kill somebody’: Former CO speaks out against culture of violence, neglect in Saskatchewan jails

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Hunger Strike at Regina Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Food Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan

Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Hunger Strike at Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada

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