In their statements of claim, the inmates say they were shouting and banging on their doors for help, but were ignored. Inmates have told the newspaper that media coverage has led to retribution from fellow inmates and correctional officers in the past. Hundreds of inmates, former inmates and their families have taken legal action against the province over conditions and violence at EMDC over the past seven years. The province and jail failed to properly monitor the ranges and protect inmates, the statements of claim say. “Still, no guards came to investigate.”One inmate next to Kargus’s cell said he could smell the gases expelled from the body.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 06:00 UTC