Assault a factor in prison lockdown
An assault was one of the reasons for a lockdown of the Saskatchewan Penitentiary last week.
“The assault was one of the precipitating factors that led to the warden to ordering a search, to search for contraband within in the institution,” said Darcy Begrand, a prison spokesperson.
Another factor was other information that suggested there may have been weapons in the unit, he said.
On Feb. 22 several inmates attacked another inmate. There was only one victim and he was sent to the hospital with non-life threating injuries.