Inquest jury into Thunder Bay Jail death of Ontario politician's nephew calls for decommissioning plan
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020. Jurors urged the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be repurp...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-verdict-9.7232111?cmp=rss

Jury at Kevin Mamakwa inquest targets Thunder Bay Jail — called 'death trap' by his uncle, an Ontario MPP
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020. Jurors urged the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be rep...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-verdict-9.7232111?cmp=rss

Jury at Kevin Mamakwa inquest targets Thunder Bay Jail — called 'death trap' by his uncle, an Ontario MPP
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020. Jurors urged the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be rep...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-verdict-9.7232111?cmp=rss

Coroner's inquest into death of man in Kenora, Ont., explores support for Indigenous inmates
Percy Adam Henry was a rambunctious child who grew up to be a selfless, caring father of two boys, his family told those at the coroner’s inquest exploring the circumstances surrounding his death. The 27-year-old member of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations died at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/percy-adam-henry-inquest-begins-9.7231163?cmp=rss

Coroner's inquest into death of man in Kenora, Ont., explores support for Indigenous inmates
Percy Adam Henry was a rambunctious child who grew up to be a selfless, caring father of two boys, his family told those at the coroner’s inquest exploring the circumstances surrounding his death. The 27-year-old member of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations died at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/percy-adam-henry-inquest-begins-9.7231163?cmp=rss

Thunder Bay Jail 'a ship that's already under water,' inquest for Ontario MPP's nephew told
Jeffrey Bell told an Ontario inquest that he and fellow correctional officers at the Thunder Bay Jail “are constantly fighting the age of our building and the hiring practices of our employer.” Bell testified this week before a coroner's jury examining the death of Kevin Mamakwa, a member of Kingfishe...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-six-and-seven-9.7228753?cmp=rss

Kevin Mamakwa inquest hears of 'chronically' understaffed Thunder Bay Jail
Jeffrey Bell told an Ontario inquest that he and fellow correctional officers at the Thunder Bay Jail “are constantly fighting the age of our building and the hiring practices of our employer.” Bell testified this week before a coroner's jury examining the death of Kevin Mamakwa, a member of Kingfisher Lake First Nati...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-six-and-seven-9.7228753?cmp=rss

Family killed in tower block fall ‘was struggling with young son’s terminal illness’

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Coroner's inquest jury hears about health-care challenges at the Thunder Bay Jail
The former health manager at the Thunder Bay Jail said about 40 per cent of inmates were receiving opioid agonist therapy in 2020, and “it's much higher now.” Melissa Boban provided testimony during the fifth day of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died at the jail June 2, 2020 at 27 years old. H...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-five-9.7226765?cmp=rss

'I couldn’t do a thing' says former cell mate of man who died at Thunder Bay Jail in 2020
The fourth day of the coroner's inquest into the death of 27-year-old Kevin Mamakwa at the Thunder Bay Jail included testimony from a former Native Inmate Liaison Officer, a handwritten note and audio recording from Mamakwa's former cell mate, and a letter found in Mamakwa's pocket when he died. Here's what the ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/kevin-mamakwa-inquest-day-four-9.7224835?cmp=rss