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Federal prisons to launch pilot project on jamming cellphone, drone signals
OTTAWA - Ottawa has approved a pilot project to block cellphone and drone signals in federal and Quebec provincial prisons. Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says in a media statement the u...
Mar 07, 2025 Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert is a medium security federal prison with maximum security areas. (CKOM files)
Drugs and contraband seized at Sask. Penitentiary valued over $100,000
A recent drugs and contraband seizure at Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert has been valued over $107,000. The items seized included methamphetamine, cannabis concentrate and tobacco. Local ...
Nov 03, 2024 Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert handles medium and maximum security prisoners. (PaNow files)
Six inmates at Sask. Penitentiary charged with murder: RCMP
A fight on Monday at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary left one man dead, another badly hurt, and six people facing murder charges. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the federal prison in Pri...
Feb 01, 2024 Police say 29-year-old Rocky Meechance was killed on Monday during an altercation between a group of inmates. (paNOW file photo)
Inmate's death confirmed at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
An inmate has died while serving his sentence at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert. Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a release that Rocky Meechance died while in custody o...
Jan 31, 2024 Correctional Service Canada said the inmate died Monday. (paNOW file photo)
Contraband, unauthorized items seized in Sask. Penitentiary's maximum-security unit
Once again, a massive amount of drugs and unauthorized items have been seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary. The seizure took place Friday and saw officers confiscate methamphetamine, THC and SIM cards...
Jan 25, 2024 The Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. (paNOW file photo)
Correctional Service Canada warns of possible disruptions at Sask. Pen. due to strike
By Nigel Maxwell A nationwide strike involving over 150,000 federal employees remains ongoing. Representatives from the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) remain at the bargaining table with the...
Apr 20, 2023 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
RCMP searching for man who escaped Sask. Penitentiary
Police are searching for a man who escaped from the minimum-security unit of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. At around 9:30 Thursday night, the RCMP was notified that Brian Patrick Aub...
Feb 03, 2023 (RCMP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan Penitentiary hit with COVID-19 outbreak
Once again, COVID-19 has found its way inside the walls of a Saskatchewan prison. Five inmates have tested positive for the virus at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert, Correctional Servic...
Sep 16, 2022 Located about one kilometre west of the city of Prince Albert, the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has been in operation since 1911. (paNOW staff)
Contraband seized inside Saskatchewan Penitentiary
Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) has seized contraband and unauthorized items from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert. Due to vigilance from staff, the CSC said it seized crystal me...
Apr 11, 2022 (paNOW file photo)
Inmate dies at P.A. Correctional Centre
A 53-year-old man has died at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, corrections staff found the inmate unresponsive in his cell. They said they tried life-saving measure...
Nov 05, 2021 (paNOW)
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