Ontario drug offender sentenced to house arrest after 10 months in prison

An Ontario man, Mohammad Oryia, will serve the remainder of his two-year sentence for drug offenses under house arrest due to the harsh conditions he faced at Maplehurst Correctional Complex. A three-judge panel found that Oryia’s experience, including overcrowded cells and frequent lockdowns, had a significant psychological impact, justifying a shift from incarceration to home confinement. He has 382 days left in his conditional sentence after spending 315 days in custody.

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