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NORTH BATTLEFORD – A former member of the Westside Outlawz street gang convicted for her role in the murder of Tiki Laverdiere of Edmonton, Alta., asked to be sent back to prison after being granted day parole. During a recent hearing with the Parole Board of Canada, 32-year-old Shayla-Ann Victoria Orthner said she wanted to […]

A deportation hearing for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago is set for today.  Jaskirat Singh Sidhu (JASS’-kihr-at SING sih-DOO’) was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to causing the 2018 crash in Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.  The rookie Calgary trucker, […]

A First Nations chief in Saskatchewan says his community needs a seat at the table after a probe into the release of a mass killer failed to include members’ input.   A joint investigation by the Correctional Service of Canada and the Parole Board of Canada into the statutory release of Myles Sanderson was made public Tuesday.  […]

A 19-year-old man has died at the Regina Correctional Centre. The inmate was found unresponsive in his cell early this morning. Corrections staff attempted life saving measures but EMS declared the man dead at 3:55 a.m. The RCMP and Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service have been notified and are investigating. Foul play isn’t suspected and the death […]

Community organizations across the province are pushing the provincial government to reduce correctional centre populations affected by recent COVID-19 outbreaks. A joint letter sent to the Minister of Corrections and Policing, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the Head of Public Prosecutions requests “quick and drastic action to protect both inmates and staff […]

Significant incidents at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre has prompted staff to relocate a large amount of inmates within the facility. Approximately 40 per cent of the Saskatoon centre’s population is being reorganized after two fights broke out this week between two rival gangs. The brawls occurred within the yard and a unit in the facility. The pair […]