He alleges the care he received from medical staff, primarily at Beaver Creek Institution, a federal prison in Gravenhurst, Ont., is the reason he's dying. The statement of claim alleges he wasn't provided any proper followup by prison medical staff and one of his legs turned black. Catherine Latimer, executive director of the John Howard Society, says people are dying in prisons because of 'inhumane' health care. (CBC)Cases like these are found throughout the federal prison system, says Catherine Latimer, executive director of the John Howard Society. Latimer says the exclusion means federal inmates receive health care at standards far below what other Canadians can access.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2021 23:26 UTC