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Thursday, March 21, 2013

CUPE Wants A Solution To Overcrowding In Jails

Following a City man's extended jail sentence for a prison beatdown, the union representing prison workers is raising the red flag about overcrowding. 

Thomas Jack was attacked by his cellmate Jeremy David in November 2011 and will never work and drive again due to the impact of his injuries.


Mike Davidson of CUPE tells CHSJ News they have concerns about the current management at the provincial jail on the Old Black River road.

He says under the current management they have had a riot, an assault on an inmate and the early release of an inmate involved in a homicide.

Davidson calls overcrowding a serious issue and they haven't been too successfull with the province on resolving it.


Our newsroom has an interview request into Public Safety Minister Robert Trevors for his take on things.