Advocate predicts problems for prisoners without STC
Although both the provincial and federal governments said the recent dissolution of the provincial bussing system will not have a major impact on newly-released inmates, the head of a Saskatchewan prisoner advocacy group is still expecting the closure to create serious difficulties.
Province exploring alternative options
Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice spokesperson Jordan Jackle said inmates at provincially-operated jails (including Prince Albert and Pine Grove Correctional Centres) work with their case managers to develop a plan to get back to their home communities after their release. Inmates were previously handed an STC ticket upon their discharge from custody, Jackle said, and the ministry is now looking at different options to get released inmates home again.
“The Ministry is currently exploring other alternatives to that service, including regional carriers and Greyhound where available,” Jackle said in a statement.