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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOCKDOWN AT SPRINGHILL INSTITUTION

Springhill, Nova Scotia, June 8, 2010 - A lockdown is currently in effect at Springhill Institution, in Springhill, NS, as a labour issue is currently being negotiated.

Visits and recreational programs have been suspended, and inmates are being fed in their cells. There are no reported incidents and the institution remains quiet.

The facility will return to normal operation once the issue is resolved and management determines that it is safe to do so.

Springhill Institution is a medium-security federal penitentiary, housing 396 male offenders.

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For more information, please contact:

Shannon Oickle
Chief, Administration and Materiel Management
Springhill Institution
Correctional Service Canada
902-597-0132