The British Columbia police watchdog has criticized the practice of holding intoxicated people in jail cells for their own protection, stating that it offers no guarantee of safety or health. The report calls for trained health care professionals to provide care instead of police officers.
Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia police watchdog says is an “ outdated practice ” of holding them for their own protection when they should be getting health care .
“Too many people die in police custody, often through no fault of the police. The care of intoxicated persons should not be a police responsibility,” MacDonald’s report concludes. “Officers and jail guards are not trained medical personnel, and jail cells are not the best place for such prisoners,” the report says.
The unidentified man was arrested on Nov. 13, began vomiting about 24 hours later, then was found struggling to breathe and was rushed to hospital.
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