New: prison-deathAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krzzanhive-185836hive-183959steemhive-150122hive-180932photographyhive-101145hive-166405hive-183397hive-144064uncommonlabhive-188619hive-184714bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157hive-193637hive-180301hive-103599hive-179660hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikersprisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years agoHe died after guards beat and pepper-sprayed him, according to video. The province refuses to release the footage, citing labour relationsOntario’s Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services is keeping secret the video detailing the last moments of a man who died in solitary confinement at a Lindsay jail after a three-hour…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prison • 7 years ago'A human rights issue': Lack of treatment for drug users means deaths behind barsMichelle McPherson's son Curtis McGowan was rushed to the Guelph, Ont., hospital by paramedics after overdosing, where he was revived with the opioid-reversal drug naloxone. "The police were…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoFamily of immigration detainee who died in jail still waiting for answersFive months after receiving a curt phone call from a Milton jail telling him his wife was dead, Herb Gratton still doesn’t know what actually happened to her. None of the authorities involved —…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years ago'Many intersecting factors' to blame for deadly Prince Albert prison riot, says Correctional Services CanadaIn a report published this week following a recommendation by Canada's prison watchdog, Correctional Service Canada (CSC) identified kitchen staff walkouts as the "catalytic event" that could have…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoWatchdog calls for 'compassionate' parole as prison system adopts new assisted death policyReport shows many requests from terminally ill inmates for special parole are rejected The federal prison watchdog is urging more "compassionate" parole options and a ban on medically assisted…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoWhy Should You Care About Those Behind Prison WallsOn January 27, last, 22-year-old Jalani Hibbert was charged with one count of second-degree murder after the death of 41 year old Victor Ogundipe inside Toronto South Detention Centre. The weakening…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoTeresa Gratton’s final days, in her own wordsTeresa Michelle Gratton, a 50-year-old wife, mother and grandmother, died in immigration detention on Oct. 30. Her letters from behind bars shed light on her mindset in the days and weeks before her…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years ago'Inmates are dying left, right, and centre'"Another day in paradise." That's how James Pigeau described his life in an infamous Ontario jail - the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC), in London, Ont. - during a phone call to CBC The…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoBorder services must be more transparent and accountableYet another immigration detainee has died in unclear circumstances. It must stop. On Oct. 30, Canada Border Services Agency issued a brief news release. A 50-year-old woman had died in a…prisonfreepress (30)in canada-prisons • 7 years agoCanada's Legally Innocent Prisoners Are Dying In JailNearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent. The high number of deaths among prisoners awaiting trial, compiled by…
