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New figures from the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety show most inmates at the province’s adult jails have received at least their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Since vaccinations began earlier this spring, 1,323 inmates at the Regina (395), Saskatoon (555), Prince Albert (220) and Pine Grove (153) correctional centres have been vaccinated as of Friday. The most recent inmate population number for those four facilities, on May 28, was 1,797.
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Advocates who work with incarcerated people said they were pleased to see vaccinations underway, but some issues remain.
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Two of Saskatchewan’s provincial jails are now over their inmate population capacity and two others are past 80 per cent of their capacity, new figures from the corrections ministry show.
As of April 30, the Saskatoon Correctional Centre, which has a capacity of 507, held 532 inmates. Pine Grove, the province’s only jail for women, held 186 inmates, but has the capacity to hold 166.
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The Regina Correctional Centre the site of an active COVID-19 outbreak has a capacity of 782 and held 646 inmates. The Prince Albert jail, with a capacity of 496, held 417 inmates.