A fatality inquiry report into the May 2016 death of Edmonton Institution inmate Jason Croft, 38, has already resulted in some changes at the maximum security prison, but a provincial court judge has made recommendations for further improvements.
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Shane Edward Tremblay was sentenced to 210 days in jail Wednesday for a disparate series of crimes, including three allegedly “hate-motivated” attacks on women wearing hijabs or niqabs.
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Tremblay gave a tearful statement from a cell at the Edmonton Remand Centre moments before provincial court Judge Terry Matchett passed sentence.
“I took some wrong drugs,” Tremblay said. “I’m not saying it’s the drug’s fault, I’m the one who allowed myself to get to that state not sleeping right, staying up on the street all night.”