Prison farm program should be broadened to increase prisoner distancing amid COVID-19, advocate argues

‘The land is there, the people are there, the need is there, the funding is there,’ says prison advocate Calvin Neufeld.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the government has taken 'very significant steps to ensure safety of inmates.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

April 22, 2020

Prison farm programs in two Ontario institutions could be broadened to help alleviate the impact of COVID-19, says an advocate whose call is bolstered by two Parliamentarians, who say the Correctional Service of Canada needs to do a better job protecting prisoners from the virus. Between the two so...

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