Detention

• Bail system in spotlight as man accused of 4 B.C. cold case sex assaults released

  A man accused of four historic sexual assaults in Vancouver has been released on bail, despite requests from police and prosecutors to keep him in custody.

  Crime

  Aug 31, 2023
  
• Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiry

  Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed twice by jail guards the day after he should have been released from detention.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2023
  
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• Asylum seekers face abuse, discrimination in Canada’s immigration detention system: report

  Detainees who are from communities of colour, particularly Black detainees, appear to be held for longer periods, often in provincial jails, the report says.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021
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• As China cites ‘attack,’ no nations singled out in arbitrary detention declaration: Garneau

  As China accuses Canada and other countries of mounting an 'attack' with the declaration against state-sponsored arbitrary detention, Garneau is pushing back.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2021
• Lessons of history motivate Jewish man to protest in solidarity with Uighur Muslims

  'They're concentration camps at the moment. History shows what's going to happen.'

  World

  Aug 31, 2020
• Texas murder suspect arrested in Halifax ordered held following detention review

  Derek Cameron Whisenand has been detained since his arrest Dec. 30 after police were called about a shoplifter at a business in the city's Bayer's Lake area.

  Crime

  Jan 9, 2020
• Memorial at Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre shines light on inmate mistreatment

  The Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) has joined province-wide rallies over inmate mistreatment after Joe Gratton died Oct. 31 in a Windsor jail.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2019
• Toronto-based filmmaker freed from Iranian prison after year in detention

  Family members say a Toronto-based filmmaker has been released from an Iranian prison after more than a year in detention.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2016
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• UN set to reveal decision Friday on Julian Assange’s release: report

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to learn on Friday whether he will be released from detention following a decision by the United Nations human rights working group.

  World

  Feb 2, 2016