Beatrice Hunter, a Labrador woman, was sent to jail this week after she told the court she could not promise to obey an injunction against protesting at Muskrat Falls. Hunter was given the option by a judge to avoid prison time if she agreed to stay away from Muskrat Falls, but Memorial University professor and sociologist Rose Ricciardelli said more alternatives should have been made available: “Giving her this option of saying ‘Can you adhere? Can you stay away from the land?‘ is not really presenting an alternative if she feels like her role is to be on the land.” Local protester commented: "“She’s in there with murderers and rapists and drug abusers — she’s an Inuit grandmother, a kind and gentle person. She’s not at risk to hurt anybody … she’s a political prisoner, is what she is.” Beatrice was arrested in relation to protests against the controversial Muskrat Falls project, which is slated to generate a wealth of renewable energy for the Atlantic provinces — but locals fear it will poison their food supply downstream.