"Not once has the Ontario government reached out to my family to engage with us with respect to this tragedy, Faqiri said. Not once have they spoken to us."
"His death was a systemic failure of Ontario's correction and mental health systems, Wong-Tam said. No one should have to endure what they have endured."
"When asked about the situation at a separate, unrelated news conference Monday, Premier Doug Ford said that his heart goes out to the family."
Soleiman Faqiri, 30, who had schizoaffective disorder, was taken into custody on Dec. 4, 2016 after allegedly stabbing a neighbour during a psychotic episode. Less than two weeks later he died while awaiting a mental health assessment at Central East Correctional Centre near Lindsay, Ont. He was found face down on a cell floor after guards punched and struck him repeatedly, pepper sprayed him twice, covered him with a spit hood and left him shackled. A coroner's inquest two years ago ruled the death a homicide and issued 57 recommendations. Family members report no apology or engagement from the province and say recommendations remain unimplemented.
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