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Calgary Remand Centre (CRC) is a provincial correctional facility in Alberta, Canada. The facility is operated by the Ministry of the Justice Solicitor General of Alberta. The CRC remands inmates awaiting trial or sentencing. As of 2017, due to limited space only male inmates are housed in the facility, female inmates being housed in the neighboring Calgary Young Offenders Centre.

History

Calgary Remand Centre was established 1993 with a capacity of 430. In 2005, it was renovated to house more inmates; in 2017, the capacity was listed as 704 inmates. As of 2017, CRC was scheduled for renovation due to over-crowding and problems concerning inmates' safety. CRC guards have taken strike action over health and safety allegations affecting them. These allegations have caused fewer guards to patrol the inmates. Meanwhile, CRC inmates have made hunger strikes over unhealthy conditions and mistreatment.

Allegations

Allegations are regularly made against Calgary Remand Centre, although none have been proved. Most allegations concern sexual harassment by cellmates and by other inmates. Other common allegations concern attacks on other inmates. A case concerning an attack on a Russian citizen was not able to continue due to lack of evidence against other prisoners. Most alleged attacks have not been investigated.

In some cases alleged assault victims have been sent to the hospital for serious injuries, and one has required life support.

Deaths in CRC have included several suicides.

In 2017 it was alleged that convicted triple-murderer Douglas Garland was attacked by several inmates.

References

1. ^ "Adult correctional and remand centres". Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
2. "Calgary Remand Centre". Solicitor General and Public Security. Government of Alberta. Archived from the original on 2018-10-01.
3. ^ "Calgary Remand Centre renovations meant to improve prisoner safety, says province". Calgary Herald. March 19, 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
4. "Updated: Correctional officers have 15 demands; province files injunction on "illegal strike"". Calgary Herald. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
5. "Some inmates at Calgary Remand Centre launch a hunger strike". Huffington Post Canada. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
6. "Alberta prisoners made 67 allegations of sexual assault in the last five fiscal years; Only one resulted in a criminal charge". Edmonton Journal. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
7. "Province denies wrongdoing in jailhouse beating lawsuit". Calgary Herald. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
8. "Human rights coalition set to interview 12 remand inmates about alleged abuse". CBC News. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
9. "Charges laid in assault on inmate at Calgary Remand Centre" (Press release). Calgary Police. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
10. "Inmate dies following attack at Calgary Remand Centre". Calgary Herald. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
11. "Inquiry critical of remand centre". Calgary Herald. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
12. "Convicted triple murderer Douglas Garland attacked by multiple inmates in Calgary remand centre". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20.

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