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Calls for reform after inquest into Barton Street jail death
An inquest into the death of a man behind bars…
Family of man who died at Hamilton detention centre ‘discouraged’ with inquest process
A coroner’s jury started considering its verdict Friday in the…
Jurors begin hearing details on man who died in custody at Hamilton detention centre
More than four years after 26-year-old Zakery Rogers was found…
Family remembers man who died in Barton Street jail before inquest
A local family is hoping to finally get some answers…
Coroners set inquest date for 26-year-old man who died in Hamilton jail
The Hamilton Coroner’s Office has set Aug. 18, at 9:30…
Inquest begins into death of 26-year-old at Hamilton jail
Hamilton’s coroner has announced an inquest will be held into…
Inquest into death of 23-year-old at Hamilton jail set to begin April 7
Hamilton’s coroner has confirmed an inquest into the death of…
Family seeks justice in Ryan McKechnie inquest
The inquest into the death of Ryan McKechnie will start…
Inquests announced into deaths of 6 inmates of Hamilton’s Barton Street jail
The province has announced it will hold inquests into the…
Barton Jail inmates go on hunger strike, calling for change
Inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre on Barton Street have…
Police find inmate mistakenly released from Barton Street Jail
Hamilton police say a man mistakenly released from the jail…
Police look for inmate mistakenly released from Barton Street Jail
Police are searching for a 45-year-old man who was mistakenly…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at the Barton Street jail in Hamilton
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention…
Rights commissioner says drugs are easy to get at Barton jail
Ontario’s Human Rights Commissioner is calling for reforms at Hamilton…
3 more inmates treated for suspected overdoses at Barton jail
Three more inmates at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre were transported to…
3 female inmates treated for suspected overdoses at Barton jail
Hamilton paramedics say three female inmates at Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre…
Female inmate dies of suspected drug overdose at Barton jail
A woman in her thirties has died of a suspected…
Two men taken to hospital for suspected drug overdoses at Barton jail
Hamilton police say two inmates at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre…
34-year-old inmate dead at Barton jail in possible drug overdose
An inmate at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre on Barton St.…
Barton st jail follow- up
We were given a rare look inside the Barton street…
