Family of man who died in Toronto jail speaks of health-care challenges behind bars

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Family of man who died in Toronto jail speaks of health-care challenges behind bars
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\u0022If no one speaks out people are going to keep dying and people aren\u0027t going to hear about it. It\u0027s just going to keep happening.\u0022

“If no one speaks out people are going to keep dying and people aren’t going to hear about it. It’s just going to keep happening.”

Melissa Chatzimanolakis said the family heard from inmates at the detention centre that her brother was allegedly “acknowledged but ignored while he was in medical distress.”Article contentAnthony Chatzimanolakis was found unresponsive in his cell on March 25 and declared dead by suspected drug over dose after 40 minutes of CPR, his sister said.

Carmelo Truscello, the family’s lawyer, said the death highlights issues with getting inmates appropriate health care and attention from staff in jails. “One of the most fatal, egregious health-care outcomes out of jail is how often people overdose partly because you lose your tolerance to opioids so quickly.”

The CCLA has recommended the formation of a new provincial office that would monitor, announce and follow-up on inmate deaths.

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