Tag Archives: Saskatchewan Penitentiary

Two men reportedly died Wednesday while in custody at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Inmate Daniel James Tokarchuk, 44, was rushed to hospital around 4:30 a.m., where he died. Pr...

A 30-year old inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary has died while in custody. Correctional Service Canada said Curtis Robert Cozart was pronounced dead at roughly 11 p.m. Wednesday after emerg...

"What do we want?" "Justice!" "When do we want it?" "Now!" This was the chant used by a group of people protesting for the rights of the prisoners in the Saskatchewan Federal Penitentiary. Last Decemb...

Routine is slowly returning at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary after a riot earlier this month left one inmate dead and eight more injured. Correctional Service Canada spokesperson J...

By Taylor MacPherson, paNOW Wednesday's deadly riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary may have been started by inmates assigned to work in the facility's kitchen. James Bloomfield, a representative wit...

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) has confirmed the death of an inmate in a riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary near Prince Albert, Sask.   Emergency services were called to the ...

Members of the local Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) at Saskatchewan Penitentiary say members are affected by problems plaguing a new federal pay system. Shannon Blum, the local president ...

Due to recent water conservation restrictions in Prince Albert following an oil spill reported from a Husky pipeline last Thursday, visits at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary have been put on hold. Accor...

An inmate in the medium security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary has died. According to Correctional Service Canada, Joseph Vincent Manitopyes, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell the night of Ju...

The man who evaded police for over a week made a brief court appearance Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Braidy Chase Vermette did not say a word as the case was adjourned to May 11. ...