Cell Death

• 10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail

  The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said Tuesday in a news release one officer is charged with manslaughter and failure to provide necessities of life.

  Canada

  Dec 22, 2020
  
• Correctional officers arrested in death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail: police

  Police say the charges have not yet been sworn in court, and that those arrested have been released on certain conditions and will appear in court at a later date.

  Crime

  Dec 21, 2020
  
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• Police watchdog investigating death of man in Labrador holding cell: RCMP

  The RCMP said today in a news release the 35-year-old man was taken into custody in Happy Valley-Goose Bay on Thursday evening, and later found dead.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2020
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• Mother of Halifax man who died in police cell struggles to find lawyer to make case

  Rogers has been searching for a lawyer to help in her complaint over the discipline taken against three officers who arrested her intoxicated son,

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2020
• Group challenging decision to deny it standing at Saskatchewan inquest

  A group that helps women in the justice system is challenging a decision by a Saskatchewan coroner to bar it from taking part in an inquest.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2015
• Saskatoon police look into woman’s death in RCMP custody

  Saskatoon police are investigating an in-custody death that occurred in RCMP cell area in northern Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2014