Kevin Egan
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Ontario to pay $33M in proposed settlement for class actions over London jail conditionsUnder the proposed settlement, which still requires a judge's approval, the province will pay nearly $32.8 million to class members detained at the jail during a 12-year period.CanadaApr 25, 2023
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Lawyer, loved ones frustrated by decision to remove memorial crosses outside of EMDCA grievance was filed alleging that the memorial crosses were exacerbating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among some jail employees.CanadaJun 22, 2021
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Family of murdered inmate ‘devastated’ after EMDC staff trial leads to acquittal, mistrialA jury acquitted former operations manager Stephen Jurkus but couldn't make a decision about his co-accused, former correctional officer Leslie Lonsbary.CrimeFeb 6, 2019
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Smuggled key from EMDC shows ‘poorly managed’ provincial jail: lawyerA lawyer that represents inmates at EMDC is troubled that "no one seemed aware" of a key that was missing from the institution for several months.Aug 14, 2018
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Rally outside London jail demands better care for Ontario’s inmatesAbout 50 people gathered outside the Elgin Middlesex Detention Centre on Sunday, motivated by the loved ones they've lost inside.CanadaJun 4, 2018
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Body scanners operational at EMDC, two years after announcementThe EMDC is one of the country's deadliest jails, with at least 10 inmate deaths at the detention Centre since 2009.CrimeMay 1, 2018
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London police investigating death of inmate at EMDCThe cause remains unknown after an inmate was pronounced dead early Thursday morning.CanadaAug 17, 2017
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Rough justice: The human cost of Ontario’s crowded, violent jailsGlobal News investigation sheds light on a penal system whose violence-related crowding is even worse than depicted on paper: Older prisons retrofitted to hold many more inmates than their original design capacity are more likely to be scenes of brutality.Nov 19, 2014
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