Inmate is holding another inmate hostage in a cell, Edmonton police say
EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton say an inmate at the city’s remand centre has taken another inmate hostage.
Police say it happened shortly after noon on Sunday.
They say the inmate is holding the other person in a cell, and that hostage negotiators are at the scene.
No other information has been released.
Earlier this year, prison guards across Alberta walked off the job illegally in a labour dispute that began over safety concerns at the new Edmonton Remand Centre.
The government forced them back to work with a court order, which included heavy fines for the union.
The province also fired some of the employees.
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