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His brother died in an Ontario jail. Advocates say calls for reform to prevent such deaths are being ignored

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WARNING: This story contains distressing details.

In May this year, Nathan Gray noticed his phone buzzing. His cousin was trying to reach him.

When he picked up the FaceTime call, he saw the serious look on his cousin’s face and knew something was wrong. “I just had this feeling,” he said.

Gray’s cousin told him that his older brother, Ashton Gray, 34, had died by suicide while awaiting trial in Toronto South Detention Centre, a provincial jail in Etobicoke. 

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“I dropped the phone and started crying,” he said. “I was shocked, like, why the hell my brother?” 

Gray’s suicide in custody sent shockwaves through his family and those who provided him with support

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