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‘Welcome to Wong-tanamo Bay’: Maplehurst jail officials conspired to ‘cover up’ mass strip-search of inmates, court document alleges

Winston Wong, the jail official who authorized the crackdown, said, “It was important for me to make sure that I protect those that work under me.”

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Winston Wong, the superintendent at Maplehurst provincial jail who authorized the mass strip-search, gives a congratulatory fist-bump to one of the guards.


After one of his correctional officers was viciously sucker-punched by an inmate, Maplehurst superintendent Winston Wong allegedly met with other staff at the provincial jail to discuss how they would respond.

Wong allegedly conveyed a clear message: Nobody touches my officers.

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Brendan Kennedy

Brendan Kennedyis a reporter on the pc28Star’s investigative team. Reach him via email: bkennedy@thestar.ca

Jesse McLean

Jesse McLean is the deputy editor of the Star's investigations team.

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