As we slog through yet another pandemic winter, many are exhausted by the never-ending nature of it and weary of the ongoing uncertainty. The Halifax Examiner reached out to Dalhousie University infectious disease specialist, physician and researcher Dr. Lisa Barrett to talk about this current wave, people’s fears, and why she believes there’s light at […]
There hasn’t yet been a COVID outbreak in Nova Scotia’s jails, but it could still happen
Morning File, Friday, September 11, 2020
News 1. COVID-19 and provincial jails Provincial jails have not seen a major breakout of COVID-19. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the jails have improperly infringed on prisoners’ rights, and the programs, policies, and supports that were implemented in order to prevent COVID infections in jails have been defunded; as a […]
Nova Scotia’s Director of Correctional Services suggests that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community. That’s just false
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. In a letter submitted to the courts, John Scoville, the Director of Correctional Services, outlines protective measures taken to avoid a outbreak of COVID-19, and then ends with the suggestion that being in jail is safer than being in the broader community during the pandemic: […]