An inquest into the death of a man who killed himself after more than three weeks in solitary confinement has recommended a full review of the use of segregation in Manitoba's correctional institutions.
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Three annual reports into suicides and homicides behind bars collected dust on the justice minister s desk, leaving Manitobans in the dark to the extent of deaths occurring in the province s correctional facilities.
Three annual reports into suicides and homicides behind bars collected dust on the justice minister s desk, leaving Manitobans in the dark to the extent of deaths occurring in the province s correctional facilities.
Each year, the chief medical examiner compiles a report on in-custody deaths for the minister by March 31. Within 15 days of receiving it or within 15 days of the start of the next legislative session the justice minister currently Progressive Conservative Cameron Friesen must table it.