在渥太华监狱发生的2021年自杀事件导致人们呼吁为囚犯提供更好的精神保健。 A 2021 suicide at an Ottawa jail led to calls for better mental health care for inmates.

在渥太华-Carleton拘留中心关押的49岁的渥太华男子Taher Hashen在2021年自杀案的调查中,陪审团最后建议改善对囚犯的心理健康护理。 An inquest into the 2021 suicide of Taher Hashemi, a 49-year-old Ottawa man held at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, concluded with a jury recommending improved mental health care for inmates. 哈谢米有抑郁症、偏执和创伤史，认罪三天后上吊身亡。 Hashemi, who had a history of depression, paranoia, and trauma, died by hanging three days after pleading guilty to charges. 尽管进行了多重心理健康评估,并被视为自杀风险,但在2021年7月的评估后,他没有被置于自杀监视之下。 Despite multiple mental health assessments and being deemed a suicide risk, he was not placed on suicide watch after a July 2021 evaluation. 陪审团敦促改善法院与惩教保健小组之间的沟通,改善文件记录、娱乐准入、长期心理健康规划和更安全的牢房环境。 The jury urged better communication between courts and correctional health teams, improved documentation, recreational access, long-term mental health planning, and safer cell environments. 调查于2026年2月2日至4日进行, 发现长期有精神健康需要的囚犯在护理方面存在系统性差距。 The inquest, held February 2–4, 2026, revealed systemic gaps in care for long-term inmates with mental health needs.