New measures meant to stop Stony Mountain prison inmates from using ceiling pipes in their cell to hang themselves won’t be fully implemented for several years, even though the issue was first identified at least two decades ago.

At least seven inmates at the federal prison north of Winnipeg have died by suicide in that manner over the past 20 years.

A provincial court judge identified the problem as early as 2005.

The Correctional Service of Canada is now developing a plan to address the electrical conduit pipes, along with other Stony Mountain cell features from which inmates could hang themselves.

Risky spots in other federal prisons across the country are also going to be addressed after a “comprehensive assessment” over the past few years.

Stony Mountain officials have a site pro

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