Public inquiry sought for man who died in provincial custody at Halifax forensic hospital

“The death of a man who earlier this summer had argued for his transfer from a restrictive unit in a Halifax forensic hospital is prompting calls for a public inquiry by an advocacy group that says the conditions of Gregory Hiles’ detention were ‘cruel and unusual.’

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