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Jail guards unaware of 'critical' docs on monitoring inmate mental health issues, Delilah Blair inquest told

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WARNING: This story contains references to suicide.

The inquest into the death of Delilah Blair in Windsor, Ont., heard Wednesday from an expert on jail conditions who said care plans are critical, especially for inmates in the mental-health unit.

Kelly Hannah-Moffat testified Wednesday before a coroner’s jury examining the May 2017 death of Blair, an Indigenous woman of Cree ancestry who was found without vital signs in her cell and later was pronounced dead in hospital. Earlier in the inquest, two correctional officers at the South West Detention Centre (SWDC) who were responsible for Blair’s care testified they were unaware of a document that instructed

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/delilah-blair-inquest-day-3-1.6497459?cmp=rss.

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