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flag A Ontario court freed a drug offender on house arrest, citing unsafe jail conditions as unjust and counterproductive.

flag A man serving a two-year drug trafficking sentence in Ontario has been released on house arrest after the province’s top court ruled that harsh conditions at Maplehurst jail— including overcrowding, violence, poor sanitation, and prolonged lockdowns—made further incarceration unjustified and counterproductive to rehabilitation. flag Chief Justice Michael Tulloch stated the jail’s deteriorating environment unduly increased the sentence’s punitive impact, despite the original punishment being appropriate. flag The unanimous decision may lead judges to favor conditional sentences, especially for vulnerable offenders, reflecting growing judicial concern over systemic issues in Ontario’s prisons despite government investments in new facilities and staff.

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