Maplehurst Correctional Complex

• Ontario asks for new trial of 3 men jailed at Maplehurst after charges stayed

  The Ontario government wants three men retried for murder charges after a judge ordered a stay over what he called "torturous" treatment while incarcerated.

  Crime

  Nov 26
  
• Judge tosses murder charges over ‘torturous’ treatment at Ontario jail

  An Ontario judge has ordered the end to a first-degree murder case over the “torturous” treatment the accused experienced while incarcerated.

  Crime

  Oct 24
  
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• Man gets life for ex-girlfriend’s murder as judge weighs Maplehurst rights violations

  An Ontario judge has sentenced a man who pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend to life in prison without parole eligibility for 18 years. 

  Crime

  Aug 14
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• Ombudsman to investigate Ontario jail where inmates were stripped to boxers, had wrists tied

  The office of the Ontario ombudsman says it will review the response by the Ministry of the Solicitor General's to a December 2023 incident at Maplehurst Correctional Complex. 

  Politics

  Jun 9
• Unvaccinated staff at Ontario correctional centre placed on unpaid leave amid COVID outbreak

  Several unvaccinated staff at an Ontario jail have been placed on unpaid leave amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2021
• ‘Folks are dying’: Community rallies for depopulation of Ontario jails after COVID-19 outbreaks

  "Folks are protesting for basic human needs, for access to clean air, access to clean laundry, personal protective equipment," one prisoner advocate said.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2021
• Black Ontario correctional officer speaks out against white coworkers who allegedly ‘attacked’ him

  Now, Stephen Smith is "seeking some vindication, some acknowledgment that he was not at fault, that this should have not happened in the first place, nor will it happen again."

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2021
• Police arrest prisoner who was mistakenly released from jail

  A prisoner who was mistakenly let out of jail in Milton has been arrested in North York.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2020
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• Halton police search for Milton inmate released by mistake

  Police said they were notified by staff from the Maplehurst Correctional Complex that an inmate was released "in error" at around 11 p.m. Monday.

  Cannabis

  Aug 18, 2020
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• Inmate faces charges for the death of Milton prisoner, police say

  Homicide detectives say supporting data from forensics teams and the coroner determined the cause of death.

  Crime

  Nov 5, 2019