Shannon Leigh Curry

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

The hospital recommended continued detention with amended privileges to allow community access with approved persons.

The accused, who represented himself with the assistance of amicus curiae, argued he did not have a mental illness and requested a discharge.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused lacked insight, remained symptomatic, and would likely decompensate without supervision.

The Board concluded the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention with the requested privilege amendments.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on assault charges.

The accused, who has schizophrenia, is detained at a secure forensic psychiatric facility.

The Board accepted uncontroverted expert evidence that the accused remains unable to understand court proceedings or instruct counsel, and therefore remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board further found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely become non-compliant with medication and decompensate if released.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for first-degree murder.

The accused had remained stable in a high-secure forensic facility, complying with treatment and developing insight into his bipolar disorder and substance use issues.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of rapid decompensation and severe violence when unwell.

However, accepting the joint position of the parties and the uncontroverted medical evidence, the Board ordered the accused transferred to a medium-secure setting at Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences with privileges including indirectly supervised community passes.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breaching probation.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continuing his detention at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, a position the accused ultimately conceded.

Relying on the hospital report and the uncontroverted expert testimony of Dr. Mishra, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-refractory schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, and intellectual disability.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, resides in a high secure forensic unit and receives electroconvulsive therapy to manage aggression.

Accepting the uncontroverted evidence of the hospital's doctor, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition.

At an annual review hearing, the Ontario Review Board considered whether the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault and uttering threats, remained unfit.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and a substance-related disorder.

The Board accepted the treating psychiatrist's evidence that the accused remained unfit due to his inability to understand his legal situation or communicate with counsel.

The Board also concluded that a continued detention order with community living privileges was the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage the accused's risk to public safety, given his history of medication non-compliance and substance use.

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

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and history of unpredictable aggression.

While the accused is ready for community living, appropriate housing is unavailable.

The Board ordered continued detention at the high-secure forensic program but directed a prehearing conference to address the Ministry's delay in funding a specialized residential placement.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review for an accused found unfit to stand trial on an assault charge.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and experiences command hallucinations, has been detained in a high-secure forensic program and kept in seclusion due to unpredictable physical aggression.

The Board found that the accused remained unfit to stand trial and ordered his continued detention at the hospital as the necessary and appropriate disposition.

Additionally, the Board ordered an independent assessment by a criminologist to provide new perspectives on managing the accused's condition and reducing his seclusion, with an early review hearing to follow.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused, now a dual-status offender serving a federal sentence for assaulting hospital staff, was recently transferred to a federal institution in British Columbia.

The parties jointly submitted that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding the accused continues to pose a significant threat, and ordered the continuation of his detention order at the secure forensic hospital.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for murder and other offences.

The accused is currently detained at a high secure forensic hospital.

Based on psychiatric evidence and the joint submission of the parties, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of severe violence and risk of substance relapse.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order without change.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review four restrictions of liberty (seclusions) imposed on the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for robbery and uttering threats.

The hospital presented evidence that the seclusions were necessary due to the accused's escalating violent behaviour, threats, and refusal to take antipsychotic medication.

The accused conceded that the initial decisions to seclude were justified but challenged the length of the detentions.

The Board found that all four seclusions were justified, necessary, and the least restrictive measures available to manage the risk of harm to others.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for two counts of second-degree murder and designated a high-risk offender.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention.

However, recognizing his clinical progress, the Board approved a joint recommendation to transfer him from a high-secure to a medium-secure forensic facility with increased privileges, including escorted community passes.

The Board dismissed the accused's request to refer his high-risk offender designation back to the Superior Court for removal, finding that his progress had not been significantly impeded by the designation and the threshold for referral was not met.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on various charges.

The hospital brought a preliminary motion to withhold certain disposition information from the accused, which the Board granted, finding that disclosure would likely endanger safety or impair recovery.

The Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia and ordered his continued detention at the high-secure forensic program at Waypoint, noting the ongoing need for seclusion but acknowledging recent improvements.

The hospital notified the Ontario Review Board that the accused's liberty had been restricted after he tested positive for cannabis and reported auditory hallucinations telling him to harm himself.

He was readmitted to the hospital from his community group home.

At the restriction of liberty hearing, all parties made a joint submission that the restriction was warranted.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was necessary and appropriate for public safety and represented the least onerous and least restrictive measure.

The Ontario Review Board convened a hearing to review the hospital's decision to place the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for murder, in seclusion for more than seven days.

The accused had discontinued his medication, decompensated, and attempted to assault staff.

All parties agreed that the seclusion was warranted and represented the least onerous and least restrictive option available.

The Board accepted the joint position and found the restriction of liberty was justified.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including break and enter and mischief.

Relying on psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial, likely permanently, due to intellectual disability and severe anxiety that prevent her from understanding court processes.

Balancing the accused's liberty interests with public safety, the Board concluded that she continues to pose a significant threat to the public and ordered the continuation of her detention order at the psychiatric hospital, with provisions for supervised community access.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder and Polysubstance Abuse Disorder, is currently detained at a mental health centre.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to persistent psychotic symptoms, limited insight, and the risk of medication non-compliance if discharged.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order with existing community privileges, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson and assault of peace officers with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had shown clinical stability and improvement in a structured hospital setting.

However, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, untreated psychosis, and the lack of established long-term medication adherence in the community.

The Board concluded that the least onerous and least restrictive disposition is a continuation of the existing detention order, with privileges up to and including living in approved, supervised community accommodations.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and paraphilia, continues to experience chronic paranoid delusions, hallucinations, and episodes of agitation despite treatment, including electroconvulsive therapy.

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

Concluding that the current disposition is the least onerous and least restrictive option, the Board ordered the accused's continued detention at the high secure forensic hospital.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, continues to experience persistent psychotic symptoms and refuses clozapine or electroconvulsive therapy.

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

Applying the least onerous and least restrictive principle, the Board concluded that continued detention in the high secure forensic program at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care remains the necessary and appropriate disposition.