The head of British Columbia’s police watchdog says caring for intoxicated prisoners is a health care issue and shouldn’t be a police responsibility. A report released by Ronald J. MacDonald, the chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, says holding those who are intoxicated in jail cells is outdated and offers no guarantee of their safety and health.
The head of British Columbia ’s police watchdog says caring for intoxicated prisoners is a health care issue and shouldn’t be a police responsibility .
The report came after a man in Williams Lake, B.C., who was thought to be suffering from alcohol or drug withdrawal, had a “life-threatening health crisis” in RCMP cells last year. The report says the RCMP’s call for help was actually “optimal” for the man because his symptoms were serious enough that he was hospitalized, but any later would have increased his risk of death.
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