Prison uprising halted
Posted By ROB TRIPP, SUN MEDIA
Peterborough Examiner [Ontario]
May 22, 2009
Prison guards used gas and shotguns to contain an uprising at maximumsecurity Millhaven penitentiary.
The incident began Wednesday night and lasted roughly 16 1/2 hours, until noon yesterday, when the convicts agreed to return to their cells.
Corrections Canada says 48 prisoners remained in an outside recreation yard during the standoff. The inmates have made some complaints to prison managers.
“That’s still being investigated,” said Stephanie Fullerton, a Corrections spokeswoman at the regional headquarters.
“I know that there were some general issues about the institutional routine.”
The inmates refused orders at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday to leave the yard. They tried to break into an adjoining yard but were stopped by prison guards who fired shotguns and gas.
“We were lucky we were able to respond,” said union official Jason Godin, who was at the prison during the uprising.
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Collins Bay penitentiary protest is over
The Kingston Whig-Standard [Ontario]
May 12, 2009
Convicts at medium-security Collins Bay penitentiary have abandoned a protest in which they refused to report to work or programs.
“It was a one-day protest just as a way to raise their issues with the management team,”said Holly Knowles, a spokeswoman for the Correctional Service at its regional headquarters in Kingston.
Yesterday, the prison’s 327 inmates refused to go to their prison jobs and activities because of concern about routines and social development issues.
Knowles said inmates were concerned they were being denied free time out of their cells because clocks in different parts of the institution weren’t in sync.
They also complained that the baseball diamond needed repair and they wanted the option of repairing or replacing appliances they use in their living units.
Knowles said prison managers are working with a committee that represents prisoners to address their concerns.
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