Ontario Jail
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Faqiri inquest recommends corrections ‘inspectorate,’ rules death a homicideJurors in a coroner’s inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail have recommended the province create a designated "inspectorate" for corrections.CrimeDec 12, 2023
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Coroner’s counsel asks jurors to find Soleiman Faqiri died as a result of homicideJurors examining the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail are being asked to find he died as a result of a homicide.CanadaDec 8, 2023
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Coroner’s inquest hears from correctional officer who had Soleiman Faqiri filmedA coroner's inquest into the death of a mentally ill man at an Ontario jail is hearing from a correctional officer who had the man recorded on video.CanadaDec 6, 2023
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Coroner’s inquest into death of Soleiman Faqiri hears from correctional officerDavid Surowiec says he and several other staff members were put on administrative suspension after Soleiman Faqiri's death on Dec. 15, 2016.CrimeDec 4, 2023
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Going to jail can disrupt health care for people with mental illness, inquest hearsPeople with mental illness can experience significant disruptions to their health care when they are taken into custody, coroner's inquest for Soleiman Faqiri reveals.CanadaNov 21, 2023
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Soleiman Faqiri’s family hopes November inquest into his death will offer answersSoleiman Faqiri died on Dec. 15, 2016, after being beaten, pepper sprayed and restrained face-down in a segregation cell at the Central East Correctional Facility in Lindsay, Ont.CanadaMay 19, 2023
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Inquest hears drugs smuggled into Lindsay, Ont. superjail inside inmates’ bodies, mailDan Tremblay testified at an inquest that is examining the circumstances of five drug-related deaths at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont.CrimeNov 15, 2022
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Delayed inquest into 2017 death of EMDC inmate to go forward in NovemberThe province says a five-day inquest into the death of Murray James Davis at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre will move forward on Nov. 21.CanadaOct 21, 2022
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Lawyer, loved ones frustrated by decision to remove memorial crosses outside of EMDCA grievance was filed alleging that the memorial crosses were exacerbating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among some jail employees.CanadaJun 22, 2021
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Black Ontario correctional officer speaks out against white coworkers who allegedly ‘attacked’ himNow, Stephen Smith is "seeking some vindication, some acknowledgment that he was not at fault, that this should have not happened in the first place, nor will it happen again."CanadaFeb 23, 2021
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