Minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing Darryl Hickie, today announced that he is commissioning an external team to investigate the circumstances surrounding the recent escape of six inmates from the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre.

The new 216-cell facility at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre was officially opened today.

Minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing Darryl Hickie today released this statement on the recent northern forest fire evacuations.

Recently, the Licensing and Inspections Branch of the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing sent a letter to approximately 1,300 businesses whose fees for licenses to operate a boiler or pressure vessel in the province were overdue.