Areas of Concern. Medical neglect leading to death Poor & unsanitary food quality Lack of hygiene resources Suicide attempts Verbal abuse Access issues Solitary confinement On September 2011, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx, an Ecuadorian national died of treatable cardiovascular disease. A 2011 ERO inspection shows that Xx. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx went 20 days without proper medication before his death. A 2012 ERO investigation on Xx. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx’ death found that in the weeks leading up to his death, medical staff dosed Xx. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx’ with double his normal daily amount of medication. According to the 2012 inspection, a sick call slip from Xx. Xxxxxxx- Xxxxx’ was never forwarded to medical staff, resulting in a afailure to document his symptoms. The 2012 inspection concluded that lack of sufficient nighttime staffing, insufficient medical monitoring, and nursing staff that was ill-equipped to respond to cardiac arrest contributed to Xx. Xxxxxxx- Xxxxx’ death. The 2012 inspection concluded that lack of sufficient nighttime staffing, insufficient medical monitoring, and nursing staff that was ill- equipped to respond to cardiac arrest contributed to Xx. Xxxxxxx-Xxxxx’ death. Documented Abuses A 2016 ODO inspection found 20 deficiencies, including in areas of sexual assault prevention protocols and safe communications. A 2018 report by Human Rights First (HRF) documented complaints of poor air quality, causing many of those detained to suffer from allergies or asthma. The report also cited lack of sufficient outdoor recreational spaces, maggots and worms found in the shower and bathroom areas, and poor food quality, with meals often consisting of spoiled, expired, or raw products. The report documents medical neglect and verbal abuse from the facility’s medical staff, including reports of discrimination and harassment of non-English speakers and mocking and threatening returning patients. Detained individuals also reported insufficient mental health services to HRF. Although the facility claims to screen individuals at intake for mental health concerns, nobody interviewed by HRF reported that they believed that they had been screened at intake. Additionally, some reported to HRF that their requests for sessions with a mental health professional were
Areas of Concern. I Preamble To achieve the Agreement’s vision of a healthy, prosperous and sustainable Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem, it is necessary to restore environmental quality in ten Canadian and five shared Canada-United States Areas of Concern (AOCs) which were designated by the Water Quality Board of the International Joint Commission in 1985. AOCs are locations where environmental quality has been degraded compared to other areas in the Great Lakes and beneficial uses of the aquatic ecosystem are impaired. Considerable progress has been made to implement Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) in AOCs, and two have already been delisted (Collingwood and Severn Sound). However, in the remaining fifteen AOCs, additional effort and resources are needed to complete implementation, meet delisting targets and restore environmental quality. In some cases, following remedial actions, the environment will take some time to recover and these areas will be recognized as being Areas in Recovery and monitoring will continue to track progress in achieving restoration goals until such time that they can be delisted. The Spanish Harbour AOC was recognized as being an Area in Recovery in 1999. This Annex addresses initiatives that directly support the restoration and protection of environmental quality and beneficial uses in AOCs. These initiatives include: • Reducing municipal wastewater and stormwater pollution; • Encouraging beneficial management practices to reduce pollution from rural areas; • Developing contaminated sediment management strategies; • Restoring and protecting fish and wildlife habitats and populations; • Fostering community participation; • Increasing knowledge through research, monitoring and reporting; and • Communicating progress. To assist in the coordinated and cooperative delivery of the results and commitments under this Annex the Parties have agreed that:
Areas of Concern. (AOC) shall include any area having a probable or known release of a hazardous waste, hazardous constituent or hazardous substance which is not from a solid waste management unit and which poses a current or potential threat to human health or the environment. Such areas of concern may require investigations and remedial action, in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement.
