Thunder Bay, ON — A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General following the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died by suicide in the Lakehead city Jail.
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General following the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died by suicide in the Lakehead city Jail in 2020. Jurors appealed to the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be repurposed to incarcerate people. Mamakwa’s uncle, Ontario MPP Sol Mamakwa, called the jail a ‘death trap’ that ‘needs to go.’ The Thunder Bay Jail, built 100 years ago, has long been criticized for overcrowding and inhumane conditions.
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General following the inquest into the death of Kevin Mamakwa, who died by suicide in the Lakehead city Jail in 2020. Jurors appealed to the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be repurposed to incarcerate people.
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📍 Source: CBC News Thunder Bay · By: Staff · 🗓️ June 13, 2026 · 🏠 ThunderBay.Online
