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Ontario’s highest court told the province it can no longer deflect responsibility for poor treatment of inmates, a London lawyer says.
“I think Ontario has been put on notice that it can’t play cute with the facts. It’s certainly a victory for those seeking justice for prisoners,” Kevin Egan said Monday.
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An Ontario Court of Appeal ruling released last week should force the province to acknowledge it must follow international standards on treatment of prisoners, and should clear up what looked like the province’s attempts to exempt its employees from responsibility for inmate care, Egan said.
What does it say about the humanitarian condition of US prisons and jails when one of the United States’ closest allies refuses to extradite a person for fear that American prison conditions would drive him to suicide? This is exactly what happened on Monday when a British court ruled against the United States’ extradition request for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange due to concerns that his health and safety cannot be assured in US custody. The.