Outrage In Russellville: Judge Calls Logan County Detention Center "Unfit For Human Habitation"

Expert reports served by the plaintiffs in two lawsuits say the use of lockdowns in ontario correctional facilities violated the rights of inmates and immigration detainees.

Webrobert duncan served just over 200 days of pretrial custody at the toronto south detention centre (tsdc), according to a judge's decision.

Webfor this story, i spoke to dozens of people, including former and current inmates, officers, judges, lawyers, community activists and family members of inmates.

Webthe government decided to try using a direct supervision model for the jail which places officers in the unit alongside inmates, without physical barriers, rather than stationing.

Weba man who was accused of sexually and physically assaulting a woman had his charges dropped in april, just weeks before he was set to stand trial in toronto, due to a lack of judges in the region.

Weba judge has accused the ontario government of “deliberate state misconduct” for failing to improve the “inhumane” conditions at a notorious toronto jail.

Webjudges have complained about conditions in the jail since at least 2020, when justice andras schreck called them “unacceptable, shocking deplorable, harsh,.