Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

NDP Questions Overcrowded Saskatchewan Jails: Where Inmates Are Sleeping

REGINA - The Opposition NDP is trying to lock down an answer from the Saskatchewan government on jail overcrowding.

Government numbers show that on any given day, an average of 360 inmates slept in bunks placed in spaces other than a cell.

Numbers also show that 233 cells in provincial correctional centres can be double-bunked and all of those cells have housed two inmates over the past three years.

New Democrat Warren McCall says the government needs to explain where the other inmates are sleeping.

Corrections Minister Christine Tell concedes there are overcrowding issues at the province's correctional centres.

Tell says lower-risk inmates are being kept in overflow space such as dormitories, classrooms, gymnasiums, chapels or other secure areas.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: CP
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