Ministry officials indicated those who tested positive are now isolated in separate cells. But Cardinal says there's not much faith from those inside that the Ministry will be able to contain the virus as they feel the facility and many of its units are overcrowded. He says the pandemic has put more pressure on an already vulnerable population.
"During the last outbreak, there were a lot of inmates feeling helpless watching the COVID levels rise," he said.
The new cases have created an atmosphere of "uncertainty" and "fear" for those inside, he said.
Cory Charles Cardinal is a self-educated artist, writer and prisoner justice advocate incarcerated inside the Saskatoon Provincial Correctional Centre. He is the founder of Inmates for Human Conditions, a group of inmates advocating for better conditions inside Saskatchewan correctional centres. (Submitted by Abby Stadnyk)