A report into an altercation at Edmonton Institution last year sheds light on correctional officers’ use of force and the strained relationship between inmates and employees at the maximum security federal prison.
Posted: Dec 11, 2020 2:44 PM MT | Last Updated: December 13, 2020
The Calgary Remand Centre, shown on May 9, 2020. The facility is currently dealing with a large coronavirus outbreak.(Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Calgary Remand Centre has ballooned this week to 234 active cases including inmates and staff but facility and health representatives say they are handling the situation according to protocol. That includes quarantining new inmates and isolating those who test positive.
As of Friday, 198 inmates, 35 correctional staff members not including Alberta Health Services staff and one contractor have tested positive at the remand centre.
This is up from the 41 cases reported at the end of November.