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     VOLUME 2, NUMBER 4 
     
    
   
   
    
          
     
    
   
   
    
     CHARLOTTETOWN. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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     OCTOBER 21, l97( 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     7 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     protest 
     
    
   
   
    
     A demonstration, generated 
     
     by the recent suicides in the 
     
     local jail (four deaths in two 
     
     months), was organized by stu- 
     
    
   
   
    
     dents from UPEI and some 
     
     concerned citizens of Char- 
     
    
   
   
    
     lottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At 8:00 p. m. Friday, in a 
     
     pouring rain, approximately 30 
     
     people gathered in front of 
     
     the City Jail to protest the 
     
     conditions of the City and 
     
     County Jails. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The demonstrators (who in- 
     
     creased their number by about 
     
    
   
   
    
     70 as the evening went on) 
     
     handed out leaflets and march- 
     
     in front of thejail. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In the leaflet, entitled A 
     
     DECLARATION TO OUR FE- 
     
     LLOW CITIZEN S OF PRINCE 
     
     EDWARD ISLAND, the dem- 
     
    
   
   
    
     onstrators demanded: 
     
    
   
   
    
     1. Immediate closing of City 
     
     Police cell block. 
     
    

    
     2. That anyonepicked up un- 
     
     der the influence of alcohol 
     
     (and where the offence is a 
     
     recurring one) that this person 
     
     be committed to a hospital or 
     
     alcoholic treatment centre. 
     
    
   
   
    
     3. That immediate changes ta- 
     
     ke place in Queen’s County 
     
     Jail to: 
     
    

    
     (3) Upgrade living condit- 
     
     ions and sanitary facilities. 
     
    

    
     (b) Provide recreation and 
     
    
   
   
    
     entertain ment for prisoners. 
     
     (c) Hire only qualified and 
     
    
   
   
    
     educated personnel. 
     
     (d) Better health and medical 
     
    
   
   
    
     « facilities. 
     
    
   
   
    
     4 Immediate commitment from 
     
     City Council and Provincial 
     
     Govemments that a new penal 
     
     system and institution be con— 
     
     structed complete with all nee— 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
           
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     falters 
     
    
   
   
    
     prove the situatibn in the jails." 
     
    
   
   
    
     essary facilities to meet health 
     
     standards with qualified per- 
     
     sonnel and to be completed 
     
     within one year. 
     
    

    
     5. That the practice of reveal- 
     
     ing names, thrOUgh the news 
     
     media, of people charged with 
     
     petty crimes, and revealing the 
     
     names of people who are char- 
     
     ged with any crime, before 
     
     they are convicted of that 
     
     charge — be discontinued. 
     
    
   
   
    
     .....lndividuals against the 
     
     Crime of Silence ............ .. 
     
    
   
   
    
     One of the organizers said, 
     
     “while there were a few heck- 
     
     lers, the great majority of peo- 
     
    
   
   
    
     'ple we have reached have stat— 
     
    
   
   
    
     ed support for our demands, 
     
     and agree that immediate ac- 
     
    
   
   
    
     tion must be taken to im— 
     
    
   
   
    
     He pointed out that police- 
     
     men have also talked to the 
     
     demonstrators and have shown 
     
     support for the aims of the 
     
    
   
   
    
     demonstrators, 
     
    
   
   
    
     The protestors were on the 
     
     street again Saturday morning. 
     
     This time a group of approx- 
     
     imately 20 continued the ac- 
     
    
   
   
    
     tivities of the previous even- 
     
     ing. They remained until 8:00 
     
    
   
   
    
     Saturday night. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The protest was discontinu- 
     
     ed after what appeared to be 
     
     a failure of the local populace 
     
     to show strong support. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Attempts are presently being 
     
     made to attract more people 
     
    
   
   
    
     to the cause. lf these attempts 
     
    
   
   
    
     are successful more 
     
     strations will be 
     
    
   
   
    
     demon- 
     
     staged.