Morning Update: Ombudsman sounds alarm over rising violence at federal prisons

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Physical assaults on staff are up 189% since 2014-15 and inmate-on-inmate attacks have surged 132%, data show

against prison staff and between inmates has escalated so severely in recent years that Canada’s correctional ombudsman is warning of the potential for mass disturbances.

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