OTTAWA – Canada’s prison service says there has been no functioning ice hockey rink for the past two winters at an institution where a Conservative MP says notorious inmates can play ̶...
  • roomboy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    The only issue I could see with hockey is that they’re giving the inmates extremely sharp blades with their skates. But as we all see it’s a Conservative MP so it’s always lies after lies.

    • Canadian_anarchist@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      I am not sure what 'pickup hockey ’ is exactly (I tried Google, but I just got sports gambling sites), but it’s likely closer to street hockey. I can’t imagine a prison would have or maintain an ice rink, while street hockey can be played on any patch of space.

  • grte@lemmy.caOPM
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    9 months ago

    Personally, I don’t understand why the concept of a prisoner getting some exercise is even a big deal at all.