Lawyers call for inquiry into Montreal jail death
The use of a spit hood before the death of 21-year-old man illegally detained inside a Montreal jail, and the fact that he should have been released the day before, have sparked calls for a public inquiry.
Release orders are sent by fax or e-mail, he said, and there are communication problems between the Justice Department, the courts and the Public Security Department, which runs provincial jails.Quebec’s Public Security Department has described Nicous D’Andre Spring’s detention as “illegal” because a judge ordered his release on Dec. 23 but he was still behind bars when he suffered injuries leading to his death the next day. The department has said two other people who appeared in court on Dec.
Lavoie said Spring had conflicts with people in the unit where he was being held and was being transferred to another part of the Bordeaux jail when the altercation occurred. He was then taken to an isolation cell. Lavoie said he doesn’t know the exact timeline but shortly afterwards medical services were called, and guards tried to resuscitate Spring. He was later declared dead in hospital.
“I mean, to me, it’s common sense that you shouldn’t do that,” Sutton said. “So that alone – whether he was supposed to be released or not – merits an inquiry, and this just adds a layer, it turns it from a tragedy to a multi-faceted tragedy.” What alarms Cote about the incident with Spring is that two other inmates in addition were also illegally detained.
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