Unions call for more support after fourth homicide at Donnacona Institution

Unions representing prison workers are asking for more staff and mental health support after another inmate was killed at Donnacona Institution near Quebec City. The death last week marked the fourth homicide at the federal prison in the past year. According to Correctional Service Canada, 30yearold Tarek Baydoun died after an altercation involving other inmates. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says one of its members was later asked to clean up the scene, and the union says workers may not be prepared for that kind of trauma. Correctional staff say the recent violence reflects broader security problems at the facility. They argue that federal budget cuts and staffing levels are making it harder to prevent serious incidents. The union is urging the government to reconsider cuts and invest in more personnel and prisonspecific support programs. Provincial police are investigating the death.