Coroner's inquest jury hears about health-care challenges at the Thunder Bay Jail
The former health manager at the Thunder Bay Jail said about 40 per cent of inmates were receiving opioid agonist therapy in 2020, and “it's much higher now.” Melissa Boban provided testimony during the fifth day of a coroner’s inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died at the jail June 2, 2020 at 27 years old. Here's what the jury heard on Friday about health care at the jail.
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