Brook McCargar slashed his forearms so often during his time at Edmonton Institution that it was hard to draw blood. The numbers show that Edmonton Institution had the highest rate of individual inmates who harmed themselves and the highest overall rate of self-harm incidents over a four-year period ending in 2017. Last year, 11 out of every 100 inmates at the Edmonton prison harmed themselves compared to the next highest rates at Millhaven Institution in Bath, Ont. And although Edmonton Institution only had 23 per cent of Canada's total maximum-security population, it accounted for 57 per cent of all self-harm incidents. The Edmonton prison already faces disturbing allegations.

Source: CBC News October 29, 2018 12:00 UTC