21 inmates at maximum-security prison in Edmonton sick with COVID-19
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An outbreak at Edmonton Institution has seen 21 inmates test positive for COVID-19 so far.
An outbreak at Edmonton Institution has seen 21 inmates test positive for COVID-19 so far.
The shortage of available staff was believed to be part of the reason why inmates had been kept in their cell for sometimes more than 23 hours in a day in January. Lawyers representing inmates at the prison said the conditions were not only a human rights issue, but creating a "pressure cooker" of stress and aggression.
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