S. Kert

Jason McCalmon, previously found not criminally responsible for weapons and assault charges, underwent a mandatory annual review of his disposition by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that he continues to suffer from schizophrenia and lacks insight into his illness, thereby remaining a significant threat to public safety.

However, noting his positive progress and compliance with medication over the past year, the Board ordered a continuation of his Conditional Discharge with a relaxed reporting requirement of once every two weeks.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for robbery, theft of a motor vehicle, and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder in remission, had been living in supportive housing and complying with his treatment.

The hospital and the accused sought an absolute discharge, while the Crown opposed it.

Relying on the expert evidence of the treating psychiatrist, the Board found that the accused's insight had improved and that protective factors, including a Community Treatment Order and an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, mitigated his risk.

The Board concluded the accused no longer represented a significant threat to public safety and granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, continues to experience violent auditory hallucinations and lacks insight into his illness, believing his symptoms are caused by medication.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Disposition at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, denying the accused's request to reduce reporting requirements and removing a previous privilege for indirectly supervised travel.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon due to schizophrenia.

The Board heard uncontroverted expert evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-refractory schizophrenia and risk of decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with privileges up to community living and new travel privileges within Canada for up to seven days.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The accused had a history of polysubstance abuse resulting in psychotic symptoms.

The hospital, Crown, and accused jointly submitted that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but supported expanding his privileges to allow travel for employment as a roofer and for family visits.

The Board adopted the expert evidence, found the accused remained a significant threat, and ordered a continued Detention Order with the requested expanded travel privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the detention disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The accused had recently gone AWOL and relapsed into substance use, leading to a restriction of liberty and readmission to the hospital.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was necessary and appropriate, and that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to his major mental illness and polysubstance use disorder.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, but granted a new privilege allowing a one-time, supervised trip to Ottawa to apply for a passport, with the condition that any issued passport be deposited with the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and resisting a police officer.

The accused has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and a history of non-adherence to medication.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the current detention disposition continue unchanged, allowing the accused to reside in approved community housing while remaining subject to hospital supervision.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder in 2004, suffers from schizophrenia and has a history of medication non-adherence and substance use.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his limited insight and likelihood of decompensation without supervision.

The Board ordered that the current detention disposition at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health continue unchanged.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for injuring an animal and being unlawfully in a dwelling house.

The accused, diagnosed with major depressive disorder and cannabis use disorder, had a positive clinical year with sustained psychiatric stability, medication adherence, and a return to community living.

However, given her history of rapid decompensation and severe psychotic symptoms when untreated, the Board found she continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board concluded that the current detention disposition, which allows for community living with hospital supervision and the ability to quickly intervene if her mental state deteriorates, remains necessary and appropriate.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused had previously been found unfit to stand trial on charges of robbery.

Based on the evidence of the treating psychiatrist, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to treatment-refractory schizophrenia, which causes disorganized thoughts and delusional beliefs that impair his ability to instruct counsel.

However, the Board concluded he is not permanently unfit, as his medication is still being optimized.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at the hospital, but expanded his community pass privileges to include the Greater Toronto Area for therapeutic purposes.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and failure to comply with probation.

The accused has a history of schizoaffective disorder but has remained stable, compliant with medication, and abstinent from substances while living in the community.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but, given her progress and stability, ordered a conditional discharge with requirements including residence, abstinence, and regular reporting.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The accused, who has a history of schizophrenia exacerbated by cannabis use, had been detained at CAMH.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

However, noting his clinical stability on a new medication regimen and his successful use of hospital passes, the Board ordered the continuation of his detention disposition with expanded privileges, including access to the Greater Toronto Area and the ability to live in approved supportive housing in the community.

The accused, who has severe autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, was charged with aggravated assault after attacking his mother and sister.

He was previously found unfit to stand trial and detained at CAMH.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine his fitness and the appropriate disposition.

The Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to his profound cognitive limitations.

The Board ordered his continued detention on a general forensic unit at CAMH, with graduated passes and the possibility of community living in approved accommodation to facilitate gradual reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted abduction.

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and resides in a supervised community farm placement.

Based on a joint submission and uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to chronic psychosis and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at the hospital with privileges for supervised community living.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and other offences.

The accused had been living in the community on a conditional discharge and demonstrated improved clinical stability, though the treatment team raised concerns about his potential return to substance use, which historically triggered his psychosis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the risks associated with his substance use and maladaptive coping strategies.

The Board ordered that the conditional discharge be maintained, but removed the consent to treatment condition as it was no longer necessary given the accused's history of compliance.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and possession of a weapon.

The hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the conditional discharge, while the accused sought an absolute discharge.

The Board accepted the treating physician's evidence that the accused lacks insight into his mental illness and would likely discontinue his medication if granted an absolute discharge, leading to decompensation and a risk of violent behavior.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and choking offences.

The hospital, Crown, and defence jointly recommended a conditional discharge, agreeing that while the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, a detention order is no longer necessary.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation and the evidence of the treating psychiatrist, ordering a conditional discharge with specific conditions, including notice requirements in lieu of a strict residence clause.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia, is a dual status offender currently serving a custodial sentence for a subsequent aggravated assault.

The Board unanimously found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered that upon his release from custody, the accused shall be subject to a Detention Order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with an added condition prohibiting the possession of weapons.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for multiple violent and sexual offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and an intellectual disability, had been residing in a supervised group home and remained stable on medication with no recent violent incidents.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his need for structured supervision to maintain medication compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with a reduction in reporting requirements to facilitate his eventual transition to an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and assault with a weapon.

The accused had been living in the community and making significant progress in managing his bipolar and substance use disorders.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, but that the threat can be adequately managed by a conditional discharge with reduced reporting requirements and the removal of the abstention condition, pending his transition to a community mental health team.