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| Officials knew of potential jailbreak |
| By National Post |
| Published: 08/28/2008 |
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SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA - Senior jail officials learned that a possible escape was in the works 10 days prior to a jailbreak that saw six inmates -- including several accused killers -- escape from the Regina Correctional Centre, the Saskatchewan government confirmed Wednesday. The admission from Saskatchewan Public Safety Minister Darryl Hickie came less than one hour after a news conference in which Hickie denied that any such intelligence had been received. Mr. Hickie, who is a former federal corrections worker, also said during the same news conference that gangs were not an issue in Saskatchewan jails. But he later phoned reporters to say he misspoke. "We definitely have a gang problem in our institutions," said Mr. Hickie, calling it an "error in judgment" to have claimed otherwise. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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