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- Prisons in Drumheller and Bowden expanding
The federal government is expanding capacity at the Drumheller and Bowden prisons. $15 million will be spent at each facility for an extra 96 beds in the medium security units.Also, $10 million will be spent for fifty additional beds in the minimum security division at each of the facilities.The government says it shows their committment to ensuring a fair and effective corrections system with a ... - Drumheller, Bowden prisons to expand
Two federal prisons in southern Alberta will receive dozens of new beds as part of a $50-million expansion plan. - Inspector of Prisons calls for new courts system
THE Inspector of Prisons has called for a new courts system which would address the causes of criminality rather than criminalise offenders. - Visitation Hours Cut Down in State Prisons
MOBERLY - On Sept. 1, the Missouri Department of Corrections will begin cutting visiting hours in 18 of the 20 state prisons. Thursday visitation hours are discontinued as a result of budget cuts made in the spring. In total, the department saw a $4.5 million cut. - Harper priorities 'prisons and planes': Ignatieff
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff hit out at the Conservative government Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of being out of touch with what Canadians want. - Ohio prisons director says sex abuse too high
Ohio’s prisons director said the amount of sexual abuse of inmates in the system is too high, but the numbers of allegations have been dropping steadily from 2006 to 2009.Ernie Moore of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said Friday, Aug. 27, that the number of inmate allegations of sexual abuse by guards and other inmates declined in the state’s 31 prisons from 205 in 2006 to ...