New allegations surface at women's penitentiary

An Ontario women's prison is being hit by another alleged scandal.

According to CBC News, a guard at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario was suspended for allegedly trading sex for drugs.

While the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC) hasn't elaborated on the accusations as the case is being investigated, more inmates have come forward with similar complaints.

The union representing the guards didn't comment on the issue saying that when the investigation is over of needed they will take the necessary action.

This is not the first time Grand Valley has been under the microscope. Troubled 19-year-old Ashley Smith died in a segregation cell by choking herself with a piece of cloth in 2007.

The guards were initially charged with negligence when they didn't intervene, but were later relieved of wrong doing when it was revealed they acted on the orders of their senior manager.