Sonya Shikhman

1. Pursuant to s. 515 of the Criminal Code, in most cases, you are presumed to be releasable unless the Crown can convince the Court otherwise. If you have been charged with an offence and have been taken into police custody, then you will require a bail hearing to ensure you are released as you […]

In January 2023, the Ontario Chief Coroner’s Expert Panel on Deaths in Provincial Custody released a report entitled ‘An Obligation to Prevent: Report from the Ontario Chief Coroner’s Expert Panel on Deaths in Custody.’ The report—which has received significant media attention since its release—examines a recent increase in deaths among individuals incarcerated in Ontario’s custodial […]