inmate deaths
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Solicitor General plans visit to EMDC after union calls for help in protecting jail staffOPSEU's letter to the solicitor general came days after thousands rallied outside the jail, including hundreds of bikers, after the latest inmate death.CanadaJul 23, 2021
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Memorial at Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre shines light on inmate mistreatmentThe Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) has joined province-wide rallies over inmate mistreatment after Joe Gratton died Oct. 31 in a Windsor jail.CanadaNov 10, 2019
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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.CanadaJun 3, 2019
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N.L. prisons suffering a mental health crisis, report on inmate deaths findsThe independent review, released Wednesday, paints a bleak picture of life inside the province's largest men's and women's facilities.HealthFeb 6, 2019
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Expansion of naloxone program among changes coming to Barton Street jailIn a matter of weeks, all correctional officers will be permitted to use the nasal spray during an emergency.CanadaMay 11, 2018
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No foul play suspected in death at Elgin-Middlesex Detention CentreLondon 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.CrimeDec 11, 2017
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Canada’s jailhouse secret: legally innocent inmates are dying in prisonNearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.CanadaAug 3, 2017
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Saskatchewan says inquests shouldn’t be mandatory on all inmate deathsSaskatchewan is removing the mandatory requirement for the coroner to hold an inquest when someone dies in custody.PoliticsOct 27, 2016
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Two inmates at Toronto superjail die in a weekThe union representing Ontario jail workers says two inmates at a Toronto detention centre have died in the past week.PoliticsFeb 18, 2015
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