Calgary Remand Centre Beating

• Second trial begins for man accused of killing fellow Calgary Remand inmate

  Marlon Ledesma is charged with the first-degree murder of Alvin Chiniquay.

  Crime

  Apr 1, 2019
  
• Inmate dies after Calgary Remand Centre beating

  A man brutally beaten earlier this month while in the Calgary Remand Centre has died.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2016
  
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• Family of victim fears Calgary remand inmate beating was a hate crime

  “The family feels that it's very important that the public know what has happened to Alvin,” defence lawyer Joan Blumer told Global News.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2016
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• Calgary inmate’s lawyer demands answers after ‘incomprehensible’ attack at remand centre

  Lawyer Joan Blumer has represented the victim for the past 20 years. She admits he’s had his fair share of trouble with the law, but she said it’s always been petty crime.

  Crime

  Sep 12, 2016
• Inmate safety questioned after brutal beating in Calgary Remand Centre

  Defence lawyer and former Crown prosecutor Balfour Der estimates 100 of his clients have been beaten while in the provincial facility over the past 25 years.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2016
• Inmate clinging to life after beating in Calgary Remand Centre

  Sources say a male inmate was rushed to the Foothills hospital Friday morning and remains in the intensive care unit Saturday.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2016