Tag: Prisons

Make prisoner health a priority for student advocacy

Kingston has two sets of bars—in its Hub and in its prisons.   Queen’s students overlook the latter and it’s a detriment to our community. As reports of poor prisoner health trickle in, it’s our social responsibility as members of the city to advocate for better services and institutional safety.  Encouragement...

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Prof evaluates tuberculosis testing in prisons

There’s a more efficient way to treat tuberculosis in Canadian prisons, according to a review conducted by a Queen’s professor. Dr. Wendy Wobeser, a medical professor and infectious diseases specialist, was invited by Correctional Service Canada (CSC) to evaluate the effectiveness of Interferon Gamma...

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Paint program promising

Kingston city council made a commendable decision last Tuesday to approve a new pilot prison work program. Inmates from minimum-security facilities in the Kingston-area will come into the city two days a week to paint over graffiti. The Whig-Stardard reported that Mayor Mark Gerretsen told city councillors...

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