Halifax proposes ‘sobering centre’ as alternative to lockup 6 years after man’s death
“Unfortunately, it took Corey’s death to bring this about. If there had been such a centre, he might very well be alive today,” she said.
Rogers said her son was open to treatment for his alcoholism because he was about to become a new father. “What happened was he planned to start treatment after his daughter’s birth, but he never got the chance.” The 41-year old had a lengthy record of being put in the police lockup cell. On the night he died, he had spit at police during his arrest, and as a result, officers put a spit hood over his head.According to the study presented to council on Tuesday, the current model for dealing with people with addictions in the city “relies too heavily on an enforcement approach to addressing a health-care issue, creating a potential pathway for criminalization.
Individuals facing criminal charges or in need of medical attention would not be eligible for sobering centre services.
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