An inmate who says he was shot in the genitals with rubber bullets at the Edmonton Institution is suing the federal government. "For some unknown reason, a member of the (emergency response team) shot Keepness in the genitals at point blank range with rubber bullets," the lawsuit says. A report last week by Canada's Correctional Investigator singled out the Edmonton prison for the second highest "use of force" incidents in the country over a one-and-a-half-year period ending in February. A recent CBC investigation revealed Edmonton Institution has the highest rates of self-harm by inmates of all maximum security prisons for men. In all, his time in solitary confinement at Edmonton Institution amounted to 822 days.

Source: CBC News November 05, 2018 13:01 UTC