Prisons need to step up COVID-19 testing and sanitary measures to help prevent mass outbreaks among incarcerated populations, as well as release some offenders immediately, urged more groups Saturday, as case loads grew at several institutions. “The situation is dire and swift action needs to be taken,” said the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies in a statement Saturday as it “raised the alarm” about the infection rate at Joliette Institution for Women in Joliette, Que.

The women’s facility, about 75 kilometres north east of Montreal, has 50 confirmed cases, the group said — up from 10 on April 7.

That means 60 per cent of prisoners are infected, as only 80 people are incarcerated at the facility currently, according to the

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