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Montreal prison manager suspended in addition to guard after death of illegally detained 21-year-old man – Montreal
Quebec’s Public Security Department says the suspension is the second involving a Bordeaux detention centre employee in connection with the death of Nicous D’Andre Spring.
A manager has been suspended from his duties at the Bordeaux provincial prison — the Montreal jail where a 21-year-old man suffered fatal injuries during an intervention by guards last week.
Quebec’s Public Security Department says the Dec. 29 suspension is the second involving a Montreal Detention Centre employee in connection with the death of Nicous D’Andre Spring.
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People attend a vigil in memory of Nicous D’Andre Spring in Montreal, Friday, December 30, 2022. Spring died in hospital after reportedly suffering injuries on Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Bordeaux provincial jail.
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People attend a vigil in memory of Nicous D’Andre Spring in Montreal, Friday, December 30, 2022. Spring died in hospital after reportedly suffering injuries on Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Bordeaux provincial jail.
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The Public Security Department has admitted that D’Andre Spring was being detained illegally at the facility and should have been released the day before his death.
READ MORE: Quebec to investigate death of inmate who was illegally detained
Marie Manikis, a law professor at McGill University, says the event raises wider questions about the lack of transparency at provincial jails, which she says are known for their dangerous conditions.
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Bordeaux jail is shown in Montreal, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. An inmate at Bordeaux jail in Montreal died on Christmas Eve, 2022.
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Family members of Nicous D’Andre Spring attend a vigil in his memory in Montreal, Friday, December 30, 2022. Spring died in hospital after reportedly suffering injuries on Saturday, Dec. 24, at the Bordeaux provincial jail.
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D’Andre Spring had pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a peace officer and violating release conditions and was awaiting trial on several earlier charges, including robbery, assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.
READ MORE: Jail guard suspended after death of inmate at Montreal detention centre
At a vigil on Friday evening, friends remembered him as a gentle, soft-spoken man who dreamed of a career as a rapper.
–with files from Alessia Simona Maratta, Global News
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