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Justice 23 years in the making
By metronews.ca
Published: 08/24/2011

After 23 years, jail guard Mike McKinnon’s human rights complaint against the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services has finally been resolved, but he’s not crowing about the “substantial” out-of-court settlement.

“I feel betrayed by the government for allowing this to happen all these years,” said McKinnon, 55.

“I’m still fielding calls from people that are in the system saying, ‘Mike, you are so lucky that you’re not here, it’s just as bad or worse, in some situations.’”

Shortly after joining Toronto East Detention Centre in 1977, the Scarborough native of Cree descent found himself the subject of racial taunts.

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