Corrections investigating murderer’s escape from Saskatchewan Penitentiary
Oct 3, 2016 | 12:00 PM
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Federal corrections officials say they’re investigating how a convicted murderer escaped from the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert.
Correctional Service Canada spokesman Jeff Campbell says Roger Joseph Gillet was being held in the minimum-security unit when prison staff discovered he was missing during Friday morning’s count.
The minimum-security unit does not have a fence, but Campbell says inmates know where the boundaries are and the consequences for leaving.
Campbell says the idea is to build a sense of responsibility to get offenders ready to reintegrate into the community.
