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.]

Showing posts with label Hull jail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hull jail. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Negotiators talking to inmates in Hull jail lockdown

Negotiators are speaking to some of the inmates who have refused to return to their cells in the maximum-security section of the Hull jail in Gatineau, Que., which forced Quebec provincial police to put the jail in lockdown.

Sgt. Marc Tessier said 16 inmates failed to return to the cells in their wing and they were not co-operating with jail officials Wednesday morning.

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