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By Justin Goulet

Lockdown ended at Bowden Institution

Mar 31, 2020 | 9:31 AM

INNISFAIL, AB – The lockdown at Bowden Institution has been lifted.

The lockdown was put in place at the Correctional Service Canada (CSC) facility on March 17 as a precautionary measure when inmates showed symptoms consistent with influenza.

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Following clinical assessment, symptomatic inmates were tested for COVID-19. The results were negative. Testing for the coronavirus will be on-going, as necessary, and when recommended by public health authorities.

As part of Correctional Service Canada protocols, inmates with symptoms are isolated from the general inmate population.

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To prevent the spread of the virus, CSC continues to suspend visits to inmates at its institutions, all temporary absences unless medically necessary, work releases for offenders, all inter-regional and international transfers of inmates.

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