A developing story from Thunder Bay: A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020.
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020. Jurors encouraged the ministry to develop and publicly release a plan to decommission the jail, and ensure it never be repurposed to incarcerate people. Earlier, Mamakwa’s uncle, member of provincial parliament Sol Mamakwa, noted the jail’s a “death trap” that “needs to go.”.
A coroner’s jury has issued 22 recommendations aimed at Ontario’s Ministry of the Solicitor General, also ruling that Kevin Mamakwa died by suicide in the Thunder Bay Jail in 2020. Jurors encouraged 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 Thunder Bay · By: Staff · 🗓️ June 11, 2026 · 🏠 ThunderBay.Online
