Incident at Regina jail results in lockdown
Monday, February 2, 2009
CBC News [Saskatchewan]
Some inmates at the Regina Correctional Centre received cuts and bruises on the weekend when a vandalism incident sparked more problems.
It started Saturday night when an inmate ripped a sprinkler head off the ceiling of his cell. That led to more rowdy behaviour from other inmates, Ministry of Corrections spokeswoman Judy Orthner said.
Three inmates barricaded themselves in their cells with mattresses.
“Sometimes what happens when you have inmates in the same unit, somebody will do something,” Orthner said.
“Somebody will do some mischief, somebody might push or shove somebody, and that typically gets everybody else interested in joining the activity.”
The incident happened in unit two, which is a high-security area of the jail, she said.
The situation went on for about six hours before the three barricaded inmates could be removed from their cells.
The jail was put under a lockdown until the next morning.
There were minor injuries to some inmates, including cuts and bruises, Orthner said.
The correctional centre is reviewing the incident.
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