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Manitoba RCMP are cautioning against “premature conclusions being drawn” before the completion of its investigation into the death of an Anishinaabe man at Headingley jail in February.
Manitoba RCMP are cautioning against premature conclusions being drawn before the completion of its investigation into the death of an Anishinaabe man at Headingley jail in February.
The Southern Chiefs Organization, which Thursday morning called for a public inquiry into the death, amplified its demand in response to the RCMP s statement.
William Ahmo (right) with son Emory. (Supplied)
William Ahmo, a 45-year-old father from Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation, died Feb. 14 in hospital, a week after a violent confrontation with corrections officers.
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Edwin Ducharme understands he s owed neither five-star accommodations nor a room of his own, for that matter, but expects his health to be protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Edwin Ducharme understands he s owed neither five-star accommodations nor a room of his own, for that matter, but expects his health to be protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking Tuesday, the inmate at Milner Ridge Correctional Centre said the province isn t living up to its legal and moral responsibility to keep inmates safe.
Ducharme, 37, doesn t have symptoms and is awaiting test results from his most recent nasal swab Sunday at the provincial jail, located about 20 kilometres southwest of Lac du Bonnet. However, he believes it s inevitable he ll join inmates already deemed positive for the novel coronavirus and segregated from the rest of the population.