Fight at Saskatchewan Penitentiary Leaves Inmate Dead

0:00A five broke out Tuesday at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, leaving one inmate dead and two others hurt. The victim was Horace Baer, serving a two-year, nine-month, 24-day sentence that started December 13th, 2024, in the... Maximum Security Unit, Correctional Service Canada notified Baer's family right away. The two injured inmates got checked by staff on site, then one was sent to hospital and came back that evening, while the other is still there getting. Care, no prison staff were harmed in the incident. Right after, they locked down the Mack Security Unit and changed operations to keep everyone safe, staff and inmates alike. Now, CSC is reviewing what happened as they do with every inmate death, and they've looped in police and the corner. Meanwhile, Saskatchewan RCMP calls the death suspicious and handed it to their homicide unit for a full probe. The penitentiary is sticking to a modified routine while investigations roll on, and will hear more details as they come out.

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