Ashley Smith inquest by the numbers
TORONTO – The inquest into the death of Ashley Smith, 19, in her cell at Grand Valley Institution in Kitchener, Ont., in October 2007, has ended with the jury returning a verdict of homicide. Some key numbers:
Initial youth sentence: 30 days
Cumulative sentence (days): 2,239
Transfers: 17
Institutions: 9
Hearing days: 107
Parties with standing: 13
Witnesses: 83
Exhibits: 228
Document brief: 9,000+ pages
Recommendations: 104
SOURCE: Inquest, The Canadian Press
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