"Superior Court Justice Clayton Conlan says in his ruling that Joseph Richard Whitlock, Kulvir Singh Bhatia and Karn Veer Sandhu were subjected to "torturous state actions" at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex in December 2023. The ruling says a crisis intervention team at the facility responded to an inmate's assault on a correctional officer by conducting strip searches of all inmates in Unit 8, including the three accused men, and placing zip ties on their wrists."
"It says the inmates were then seated in another area of the institution, facing the wall and wearing just underwear. Some were left in their boxers for up to two days. The case is one of many affected by the violations of Maplehurst Correctional Complex inmates' rights during the strip searches and forceful removals from cells. Crisis team deployed 'for vengeance': judge"
First-degree murder charges were stayed after a finding that three men were subjected to "torturous state actions" at Maplehurst Correctional Complex in December 2023. A crisis intervention team responded to an inmate's assault on a correctional officer by strip-searching all Unit 8 inmates, placing zip ties on their wrists, and seating them in underwear facing the wall; some remained in boxers for up to two days. The three men had been accused of fatally shooting Arman Dhillon and attempting to kill a woman in Oakville and were scheduled for trial next year. Victims and their families will not see the case tried in court because of the stayed charges. The office of Ontario's ombudsman launched an investigation and urged the province to address a growing crisis at the facility.
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