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The Burnside powder keg: Broken promises, dehumanizing body scans, unfair solitary confinement, non-working toilets, lockdowns, and more

by El Jones August 25, 2018October 20, 2022

The Halifax Examiner is covering the prisoner protest at the Burnside jail: • The statement released by the prisoners can be read here. • An interview with Jason MacLean, NSGEU President and correctional officer is here. • A prisoner account about the staffing shortage, the lockdown, and the problems with the change to a direct supervision […]

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Nurse: We should support prisoners’ demands for better health care

by Martha Paynter August 24, 2018October 20, 2022

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Guards refuse to work in the new day room at the Burnside jail; prisoners have been on lockdown since the weekend

by El Jones August 24, 2018October 20, 2022

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“We’re Living It With Them”: NSGEU President and Correctional Officer Jason MacLean responds to the prisoner protest at Burnside

by El Jones August 23, 2018October 20, 2022

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The prisoners at the Burnside jail are engaged in a non-violent protest; here is their statement

by El Jones August 19, 2018October 20, 2022

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The Burnside powder keg: Broken promises, dehumanizing body scans, unfair solitary confinement, non-working toilets, lockdowns, and more

Nurse: We should support prisoners’ demands for better health care

Guards refuse to work in the new day room at the Burnside jail; prisoners have been on lockdown since the weekend

“We’re Living It With Them”: NSGEU President and Correctional Officer Jason MacLean responds to the prisoner protest at Burnside

The prisoners at the Burnside jail are engaged in a non-violent protest; here is their statement

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