A Newfoundland judge reduced an inmate's jailtime after ruling 'harsh conditions' inside a notorious facility have exacerbated the offender's mental and physical health issues.
A Newfoundland judge reduced an inmate's time in jail after ruling that "harsh conditions" inside a notorious St. John's facility during theThe written decision released Wednesday from provincial Supreme Court Justice Glen Noel grants 27-year-old Jonathan Slade six months off his four-year sentence for crimes including robbery and breach of probation.
Slade was at Her Majesty's Penitentiary on remand, awaiting sentencing for crimes including two robberies and two breaches of probation, for which he had pleaded guilty. He had been in custody since Sept. 30, 2020. "He describes that they run in the open and have lost their fear of humans, entering the beds even when occupied," Noel wrote. "Inmates resort to hanging their food from the ceiling while they sleep. Inmates experience rodent droppings in their stored food and personal belongings."
"His outbursts were not always recognized as mental-health related," Noel said. "During these periods of isolation, whether medical or administrative segregation, describes being locked in a cell by himself 22 hours per day, and he experienced increased anxiety and panic." "He became the target of ridicule from other inmates, and even at times, the guards," the judge wrote. "I find this would have had a particular profound effect on Mr. Slade's mental health struggles."
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