Story by paNOW’s Nigel Maxwell
The president of the union that represents all legal aid staff and lawyers in Saskatchewan says she is amazed the public does not hear more stories like the one involving the freezing death of a woman in Saskatoon.
Julia Quigley, who is also a legal staff lawyer in Prince Albert, is responding to the death last month of Kimberly Squirrel. The 34-year-old was found frozen to death, just days after being released from the Pine Grove Correctional Center. Since then, questions have been raised with respect to why her family was not notified about her release and how a person with a history of mental health issues was left alone. Quigley explained there is no support in terms of getting people transferred back to their home communities to her knowledge.