‘I almost died in there’: Former inmates of London, Ont. detention centre speak out

A court review of a $33 million class action settlement for former inmates of the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC) and their families was held in London, Ont. on Wednesday.

During his address to the court, Michael Peerless described the EMDC as overcrowded, unsanitary, and fraught with violence. Outside the court, he described conditions as, “Not just unpleasant but negligent and breached the rights of people who are incarcerated there.”

Peerless is a class action lawyer with London firm McKenzie Lake.

The settlement, which has been 12 years in the making, is for two separate class action law suits covering a period from January 2010 to November 2021.

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‘I almost died in there’: Former inmates of London, Ont. detention centre speak out – CTV News [2023-09-13]