Inquest Into Moncton Teen’s Death Begins Today
Posted Jan 14, 2013 05:58:02 AM.
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TORONTO, ON – A long-delayed and much-anticipated inquest into the death of a troubled Moncton teen in custody begins today in Toronto.
Ashley Smith was 19 when she choked to death in a federal prison in Kitchener, Ontario more than five years ago.
She had spent much of her last year in segregation, shunted across the country from prison to prison.
Her family’s lawyer says her mother feels “utterly betrayed” by the correctional system.
Presiding coroner Dr. John Carlisle has made it clear he wants to explore how people with mental illness are treated in prison.
The inquest is expected to last at least six months.
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