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Exclusive: Black accused in Ontario wait longer behind bars than white people charged with the same crimes

October 19, 2017October 28, 2017amp Leave a comment

October 19, 2017 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

TORONTO (Reuters) – Black people in Canada’s most populous province spent longer behind bars awaiting trial than white people charged with many of the same categories of crimes in each of the past five years, according to data obtained by Reuters.

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Canada’s jailhouse secret: Legally innocent prisoners are dying

August 3, 2017August 12, 2017amp Leave a comment

August 3, 2017 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

Nearly 270 people have died in Canadian provincial jails over the past five years. Two-thirds of them were legally innocent.

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Ontario’s short-staffed jails face chronic lockdowns

September 8, 2014amp Leave a comment

September 8, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Ontario jails have become so short-staffed they’re routinely locked down because there aren’t enough guards to keep them running safely.

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