25 men are sleeping on cots in the gymnasium of N.L.'s largest prison for the 'foreseeable future' | Page 3 | Unpublished
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25 men are sleeping on cots in the gymnasium of N.L.'s largest prison for the 'foreseeable future'

April 2, 2026

An inmate at Her Majesty's Penitentiary told a judge last week that he's dealing with a leaking roof and a rodent infestation while sleeping on a cot in the jail's gymnasium. The judge toured the facility, and said the gym is "not a very nice place to be living."



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