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Vaccinations of inmates are underway at the Regina Correctional Centre as the number of COVID-19 cases in the facility continues to rise.
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said in a statement to the StarPhoenix that the Saskatchewan Health Authority began to vaccinate inmates in the “appropriate age bands” on-site at the jail on Thursday. According to the earliest numbers, 10 inmates at the jail have been vaccinated.
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The ministry said it’s working with the Ministry of Health and the SHA to facilitate vaccinations at other correctional centres “as soon as possible.”
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Vaccinations of inmates are underway at the Regina Correctional Centre as the number of COVID-19 cases in the facility continues to rise.
The Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety said in a statement to the StarPhoenix that the Saskatchewan Health Authority began to vaccinate inmates in the “appropriate age bands” on-site at the jail on Thursday. According to the earliest numbers, 10 inmates at the jail have been vaccinated.
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The ministry said it’s working with the Ministry of Health and the SHA to facilitate vaccinations at other correctional centres “as soon as possible.”
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A small but very vocal group of protestors gathered outside Pine Grove Correctional Centre Tuesday, calling for provincial government Minister of Corrections Christine Tell’s resignation, and also describing for the media what they referred to as inhumane conditions within the province’s jails.
Cory Cardinal was recently released from Saskatoon Correctional Centre and made a promise to be there for the protest.
“I wanted to keep my word not only to these girls and to the people I told I would do this, but also for myself,” he said.
Citing his own personal experience, Cardinal said issues and anxiety related to overcrowding have been exacerbated by the pandemic. He explained it’s important the public realizes inmates have rights too.