Medical officer of health, Dr. Chris Mackie, said the case involving an inmate comes after a "wave of screening at EMDC."

A London, Ont., jail is facing accusations it is ill-prepared for any potential outbreak of the novel coronavirus within its grounds.

The inquest, set to begin at 9 a.m. on Feb. 24 and last 12 days, will probe the events surrounding the deaths of Floyd Deleary, 39, Justin Thompson, 27, and Murray James Davis, 24.

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

The Special Investigations Unit says there is no basis to lay charges against a city police officer in relation to the death of a man late last year.

The inquest is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 23 at 9:30 a.m. at the Elgin County Courthouse in St. Thomas.

It's the second time an inmate has died at EMDC in 2019, and the 15th death since 2009.

Ontario's solicitor general is launching an inquest into the 2017 death of Michael Fall, 47. 

After a damning letter from the Ontario human rights commissioner about the jail, one woman is embarking on a 180-kilometre walk to demand changes.

The solicitor general was in St. Thomas to announce mental health funding but wound up taking questions about the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.