Only a public inquiry will clean up the "toxic, violent" subculture at the Edmonton Institution, says the president of the Canadian Prison Law Association. "The service continues to face several lawsuits and ongoing allegations of harassment, abuse of power, neglect and intimidation from current and former Edmonton Institution employees as well as inmates." Edmonton criminal defence lawyer Tom Engel is calling for a public inquiry into the dysfunction at the Edmonton Institution. But he said the decision on whether or not to call a public inquiry is not his to make. "Whether a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act is necessary is a matter for the minister of public safety to decide," Zinger wrote.

Source: CBC News March 12, 2020 23:03 UTC