Nearly three years ago, around 200 inmates at Maplehurst Correctional Facility in Milton, Ont. faced strip searches, zip ties, and pepper spray during a violent episode that lasted over a day. Since that event, several sentences have been either reduced or dismissed, including one for first-degree murder from 2022.
The provincial ombudsman has initiated an investigation to uncover what truly happened during the incident and why prison officials allegedly misrepresented the facts.
Host Maria Kestane talks with Brendan Kennedy, an investigative reporter from the , to examine the conditions at Maplehurst that may have contributed to this situation and discuss why the Ford government has remained silent about it.
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