The video shows George physically interacting with Kargus a total of six times. The video shows guards only intervened once. No guards respondedThroughout the beating, which the surveillance video shows lasted about an hour, no guards responded, even though it was caught on a closed circuit camera. Six staff were fired after Kargus's death for failing to do their jobs. Since Kargus's death the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre has been embroiled in lawsuits over allegations that inmates' rights are routinely violated.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2017 09:00 UTC