HALCO Joins Call for Immediate Inquest into Death in British Columbia Correctional Institution

On April 28, 2020, 38 human rights, health, prisoner rights, and legal organizations, including HALCO, are calling on British Columbia’s Chief Coroner and  Solicitor General to direct an immediate inquest into the tragic death of a man in Correctional Service Canada’s custody at Mission Institution. His death on April 15th is the first reported COVID-19 related death of a federal prisoner.

See here for the letter.
See here for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association blog post.
See here for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association press release.

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