Prisoner who died in Bordeaux prison under illegal detention

The Quebec Ministry of Public Security (MSP) has confirmed that Nicous D’Andre Spring is being illegally detained, when he should have been released on December 23, at the ‘Montreal Detention Facility – commonly known as Bordeaux. In prison.

Also, the MSP Two other prisoners who were released on December 23 are being detained illegally. Instead, they were the next day, the 24th.

Later that afternoon, while De’Andre Spring was being held for an as-yet-unknown reason, he underwent a physical procedure that rendered him unconscious.

He was rushed to hospital where he died on December 25.

The Montreal Detention Facility is also known as the Bordeaux Penitentiary.

Photo: Radio-Canada / Ivano Demers

A correctional officer He was temporarily relieved of his duties Following the initial analysis of the incident.

In a press release, the Ministry of Public Safety announced that it was conducting an administrative investigation into the events that took place on Christmas Eve. Especially including illegal detention.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) will lead a criminal investigation. The seriously injured man was taken to hospital where he died. The Sûreté du Québec’s Crimes Against Persons Investigation Service is therefore conducting an investigation to establish the causes and circumstances of this death.spokeswoman Beatrice d’Orsainville said SQ.

On December 20, Nikos D’Andre Spring was charged with assault on a peace officer, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and criminal harassment. In March 2021, he was charged with violating a condition of his release order.

Cayenne pepper is used

Sources told Radio-Canada that agents used cayenne pepper against Nicous D’Andre Spring and that he was wearing a spit mask during the incident.

When the use of cayenne pepper is necessary to use force in certain intervention situations, the Quebec Ombudsman (new window) He recalled recentlyAfter its use, decontamination of people and places should be carried out quickly.

On Friday evening, more than 200 people responded to the family’s invitation to hold a candlelight vigil in memory of Yk Lyrical, a young musician named Yk Lyrical, at Penny Park in the Notre-Dame district. -of-grace.

On Facebook, the victim’s sister, Sarafina Denny, demanded justice for her little brother and vowed to fight to the end.

The guard who did this was belligerent and barbaricAccording to a friend of the youth who laments that the prison department did not protect him.

” He was still young, like a child in a way, beating him to death and they didn’t know when to stop. »

Questions

Experts consulted by Radio-Canada also asked themselves several questions. In the first place, one wonders why the detainee remained within the walls if the order had come to release himsaid in an interview to RDI Marie-Renée Cotte, former manager of the Correctional Service of Canada.

Unwilling to speculate on what happened, a criminal lawyer told Radio-Canada the tensions that can arise when prisoners are released.

We are not immune from error or lack of transmission or lack of documentation permitting publicationMr. Underlined by Charles Code. Expecting that he would be released since the 23rd, but nothing happened, there is frustration on the part of the prisoner.

Criminal lawyer Charles Cote

See also  A new Montreal party in the provincial political scene

Photo: Radio-Canada

Although she has worked mainly in the federal system, Marie-Renée Cote, for her part, The holiday season in prisons is usually the saddest time when administrative offices are closed. Often lacking psychological services, prisons are virtually neutral.

” Anyone can be unnerved by unlawful imprisonment. We are in Canada, there. »

From the moment a judge ordered his release, the detainee’s aggressiveness cannot justify his continued detention and calls on the authorities to show full light and transparency in the file.

Bonnardel asks for answers

In a tweet, Quebec Public Security Minister Francois Bonnardel said he wanted to Answers and responsibility for what happened.

Accept the mistakes madeHe declared.

Attorney Daniel Roy

Photo: Radio-Canada

As a criminal lawyer, Daniel Roy witnesses the situation Terrible In Quebec prisons and courts.

She specifically mentions Terrible scarcity Staff at the court, young clerks are pushed into the bathroom without adequate supervision, which can lead to errors or missing documents in minutes.

The situation is no better in prisons, where, due to staff shortages, visiting hours are reduced and basic services for inmates are limited.

And covid has worsened this situationHe testified in an interview on the show 15-18Here at the premiere.

Quebec prisons currently house about 4,800 inmates, half of whom are on remand.

CBC, with information from Alexis Tremblay and Marie Isabelle Rochon