Sask inmate phone calls to now be recorded

Saskatchewan prisoners will now have to watch what they say.

Amendments to Correctional Services Act regulations mean that corrections officials can now listen in on inmate calls.

All inmate calls are now recorded and kept for a certain period of time.

It's hoped this will stop criminals from using the jail telephone for criminal purposes or to intimidate victims and witnesses.

Edited by News Talk Radio’s Sabeen Ahmad.