Death of Kimberly Squirrel was family s third tragedy in recent months melfortjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from melfortjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maier said some women at Pine Grove have also started a hunger strike in solidarity with Cardinal.
She said with only one prison for women, some of these inmates have to travel long distances to get home and some don t have anyone to help them. There is no way for them to get home and Cardinal doesn t want to see another incident like [Squirrel s death] happen, she said. Some girls will get out on a Saturday or Sunday and they ll ask to get out on Friday because there is nothing open on a Saturday or Sunday to get a bank account or try and get social assistance or anything like that, she said.
Saskatchewan prisoners continue to pursue justice carillonregina.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from carillonregina.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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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.
Former inmate s death prompts call for change within correctional system panow.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from panow.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.