A 43-year-old convicted murderer incarcerated since a teen has been handed an additional 12 months behind bars for confining two correctional guards, with a Nova Scotia judge remarking on the lengthy periods in segregation she has faced during her time in the prison system.

Judge Ian Hutchison gave his sentence Wednesday in the provincial court in Truro, N.S., in the case of Serena Tobaccojuice, following a hearing that has examined her history, her Indigenous background and her more than 25-year path through the federal correctional system.

In his decision, the judge said Tobaccojuice’s experiences in the prison system “make for a difficult read.” The Cree woman from Saskatchewan, who is also known as Serena Nicotine, is one of Canada’s longest-serving female inmates and spent years in

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