shockedcanadian
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I support the safety of all guards and those who are working at the prison. I do not support collective punishment and abuse of power. These men haven't even been convicted yet, they are awaiting sentence! Of course, they tried desperately to hide it, we do NOT defend our Charter of Rights and most certainly fall far below the expectations of the U.S Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Is this what America wants to support in the Ontario system? I assure you, the lawfare you see in the U.S pales in comparison to the abuses that occur here.
www.thestar.com
Guest: Brendan Kennedy, investigative reporter at The Star
On Dec. 20, 2023 a guard was assaulted by an inmate at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ontario. The inmate was then immediately removed from the facility. Two days later, jail guards in full riot gear carried out a violent, mass strip search of 192 inmates – none of whom were involved in the initial incident — in a coordinated, collective punishment that spanned 48 hours.
A judge has called it a gross display of power, something that should never happen in this country. However, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, who oversees jails across the province, has remained relatively silent on the matter.
The incident has gone on to impact dozens of criminal cases across the province, as inmates seek to have their charges stayed or sentences reduced – and in some cases have received just that, as a recourse for having their Charter Rights violated.
Brendan Kennedy, investigative reporter with The Star, originally broke this story last year and has been doggedly trying to obtain security footage of exactly what went down at Maplehurst over the course of those 48 hours and what that tell us about the state of our jails.
PLUS: Hear from Rene Pearle, a former Maplehurst inmate who was there on that fateful day
Is this what America wants to support in the Ontario system? I assure you, the lawfare you see in the U.S pales in comparison to the abuses that occur here.
‘Torturing us as payback’: How Ontario jail guards exacted a violent, hours-long revenge against inmates
Ontario government lawyers have been trying to prevent the public from seeing the videos that show jail guards carrying out coordinated, collective punishment
www.thestar.com
Guest: Brendan Kennedy, investigative reporter at The Star
On Dec. 20, 2023 a guard was assaulted by an inmate at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton, Ontario. The inmate was then immediately removed from the facility. Two days later, jail guards in full riot gear carried out a violent, mass strip search of 192 inmates – none of whom were involved in the initial incident — in a coordinated, collective punishment that spanned 48 hours.
A judge has called it a gross display of power, something that should never happen in this country. However, the Ministry of the Solicitor General, who oversees jails across the province, has remained relatively silent on the matter.
The incident has gone on to impact dozens of criminal cases across the province, as inmates seek to have their charges stayed or sentences reduced – and in some cases have received just that, as a recourse for having their Charter Rights violated.
Brendan Kennedy, investigative reporter with The Star, originally broke this story last year and has been doggedly trying to obtain security footage of exactly what went down at Maplehurst over the course of those 48 hours and what that tell us about the state of our jails.
PLUS: Hear from Rene Pearle, a former Maplehurst inmate who was there on that fateful day
