While provincial records suggest at least 50 hunger strikes were held in Ontario s jails last year, experts say the newly obtained data is likely an underrepresentation of collective action amongst the provincial inmate population.
While provincial records suggest at least 50 hunger strikes were held in Ontario s jails last year, experts say the newly obtained data is likely an underrepresentation of collective action amongst the provincial inmate population.
A coroner’s inquest into the 2015 death of Abdurahman Hassan, a refugee from Somalia, has brought to light shocking details about Canada’s immigration detention system and abusive conditions in provincial jails. In response, 40 organizations have renewed their call on the federal government to stop incarcerating people in provincial jails for administrative immigration purposes. The letter was also endorsed by former cabinet ministers Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock.
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