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‘They smashed microwaves, tables, chairs’: Teen inmates stage six-hour riot at overcrowded B.C. ‘super jail’

Published on July 25, 2016

Overcrowding and an increased number of rival gang affiliates at B.C.’s youth “super-jail” likely contributed to a rampage that lasted six hours and caused extensive damage at the Burnaby youth detention centre Tuesday. Read more...