Inmate Deaths

• Family of GTA man who died in pre-trial custody speaks out

  Through tears and heartache, Melissa Chatzimanolakis spoke to Global News about her brother Anthony. The 30-year-old was found unresponsive in his jail cell on March 25.

  Features

  Apr 5, 2023
  
• Action needed as inmate deaths in Ontario rise, report says

  A report released by the panel this week says 25 inmates across more than two dozen facilities in the province died in 2019 and 46 inmates deaths were recorded in 2021.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2023
  
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• Solicitor General plans visit to EMDC after union calls for help in protecting jail staff

  OPSEU's letter to the solicitor general came days after thousands rallied outside the jail, including hundreds of bikers, after the latest inmate death.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2021
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• 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
• Family members of Barton Street jail inmates call Kijiji ads mocking memorial crosses ‘hurtful’

  "It goes beyond ignorance. It's so disrespectful to the families," said Amy McKechnie, whose brother Ryan died from an overdose at the jail in 2017.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2019
• N.L. prisons suffering a mental health crisis, report on inmate deaths finds

  The independent review, released Wednesday, paints a bleak picture of life inside the province's largest men's and women's facilities.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2019
• Expansion of naloxone program among changes coming to Barton Street jail

  In a matter of weeks, all correctional officers will be permitted to use the nasal spray during an emergency.

  Canada

  May 11, 2018
• No foul play suspected in death at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre

  London police say no foul play is suspected in the death of an inmate at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre this weekend, the latest in a string of deaths and injuries at the troubled jail.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Canada’s jailhouse secret: legally innocent inmates are dying in prison

  Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.

  Canada

  Aug 3, 2017
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• Saskatchewan says inquests shouldn’t be mandatory on all inmate deaths

  Saskatchewan is removing the mandatory requirement for the coroner to hold an inquest when someone dies in custody.

  Politics

  Oct 27, 2016